[Mammary ductoscopy--diagnostic opportunites for the assessment of women with pathologic nipple discharge].

UNLABELLED: The aim of this study to analyse the diagnostic possibilities of mammary ductoscopy in the patients with pathologic nipple discharge. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The target of this prospective study are 29 patients who have been through ductal lavage and mammer ductoscopy. We used local anastetic to induct the lacrimal dilatators (dimeter from 0.35 to 1.00 mm from which we infuse and aspirate from 5 to 18 ml 1% Lidocain and 0.9% NaCl) through the openiting of the secreting cannal. After the ductal lavage follows ductoscopy with mammary ductoscope of Karl-Starz endoscope with outside diameter of 0.89 mm. RESULTS: The ductoscopy in which we visualized the ductal lumen was successful released on 23 of patients. A good correlasy was established between the macroscopic finding ductoscopy, the cytology study of ductal secret and the postoperative hystologic diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: The mammar ductoscopy gives an important information which leads to target to approach for the assessment and treatment of women with pathologic nipple discharge.