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Vol. 57. Issue 4.
Pages 321-325 (July - August 2015)
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Vol. 57. Issue 4.
Pages 321-325 (July - August 2015)
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Clinical usefulness of ultrasound-guided alcohol sclerosis in patients with breast fistulas
Utilidad clínica de la esclerosis con alcohol guiada con ecografía en pacientes con fístulas de mama
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A.M. Fernández Martíneza,
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, L. López Gonzáleza, G. Santana-Lopezb, I. Álvarez Silvaa, T. Cuesta Marcosa
a Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain
b Servicio de Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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Objective

To study the clinical usefulness of ultrasound-guided alcohol sclerosis as a treatment alternative to surgical intervention for breast fistulas.

Material and methods

This was a retrospective study of data collected in a hospital breast unit over a 3-year period (January 2011 through December 2013). The procedure consists of introducing a sclerosing solution into the lumen of the breast fistula under ultrasound guidance. All cases were reviewed by a multidisciplinary committee; patients were offered ultrasound-guided alcohol sclerosis as a first treatment option with surgical intervention as a rescue therapy for those with unsatisfactory outcomes.

Results

Ten fistulas were treated in 9 women (median age, 33 years; interquartile range 18.5 years). Five patients (50%) attributed the clinical findings to recurrent mastitis, four (40%) to a previous surgical intervention, and one (10%) to lactation. Seven patients (78%) were smokers. The procedure was well tolerated: nine patients (90%) rated the pain as one or 2 (mild pain) on a visual analog scale. There were no immediate complications. The response to treatment was considered excellent (absence of secretion and complete closure) in eight fistulas (80%).

Conclusion

Ultrasound-guided alcohol sclerosis achieved excellent outcomes in 80% of cases and is a viable alternative to surgical treatment.

Keywords:
Breast ultrasound
Fistula
Cutaneous fistula
Breast
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Objetivo

Estudiar la utilidad clínica de la esclerosis con alcohol guiada con ecografía como tratamiento innovador y alternativo a la intervención quirúrgica de las fístulas de mama.

Material y métodos

Estudio retrospectivo basado en los datos recogidos en una Unidad de mama hospitalaria durante tres años (enero de 2011 - diciembre de 2013). El procedimiento consistió en introducir en la luz de la fístula mamaria una solución esclerosante guiada con ecografía. Todos los casos fueron revisados por un comité multidisciplinar, se planteó a las pacientes la esclerosis con alcohol guiada con ecografía como primera opción terapéutica, dejando la intervención quirúrgica para los casos con resultados desfavorables.

Resultados

Se reunieron 10 fístulas en 9 mujeres. La mediana de edad fue de 33 años (rango intercuartílico 18.5 años). Cinco pacientes atribuyeron los datos clínicos a mastitis de repetición (50%), cuatro a una intervención quirúrgica previa (40%) y una a la lactancia (10%). Siete pacientes eran fumadoras (78%). El procedimiento se toleró bien, 9 pacientes (90%) puntuaron un valor de uno o 2 en la escala analógica visual del dolor (dolor leve). No hubo complicaciones inmediatas. La respuesta al tratamiento se consideró excelente (ausencia de secreción y cierre completo) en 8 fístulas (80%).

Conclusión

La esclerosis con alcohol guiada con ecografía es una alternativa terapéutica a la quirúrgica que ha acabado con la curación del 80% de las fístulas tratadas.

Palabras clave:
Ecografía mamaria
Fístula
Fístula cutánea
Mama

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