Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

par voie sous-mammaire prolongée d’une incision verticale

English translation:

by submammary incision, extended with a vertical incision

Added to glossary by Jean-Louis S.
Apr 7, 2011 19:03
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French term

par voie sous-mammaire prolongée d’une incision verticale

French to English Medical Medical (general) Surgery
La mastectomie sous-cutanée était réalisée en première intention dans 11 cas, soit par voie péri-aréolaire ou par voie sous mammaire prolongée d’une incision verticale.
In an abstract on Surgical treatment of gynecomastia

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by submammary incision, extended with a vertical incision

begun below at the submammary crease and extended upwards superiorly ("vertically") to remove breast tissue in a reduction procedure.

Sometimes called inframammary, but commonly "submammary".

It is a partial subcutaneous mastectomy
Note from asker:
Thank you, Michael!
Peer comment(s):

agree Drmanu49
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merci drmanu
agree SJLD
11 hrs
thanks Dr. SJLD, hello again
agree Ramani Palle : Perfect!
11 hrs
thanks Ramani
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Reference:

This is a difficult one, I have looked hard

see page 629

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LvU_v_dP08cC&pg=PA629&lpg...

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Atlas of gynecologic surgery: including breast surgery and related ... - Google Books Result
Hans A. Hirsch, Otto Käser, Franz Anton Iklé - 1997 - Medical - 703 pages
21.75 Surgical approaches for breast augmentation. (1) submammary incision, (2) periareolar incision, (3) transverse incision high in the axilla along the ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0865775958..

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apologies, the last site is irrelevant, I sent the wrong one

see page 2 here

inframammory fold

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:MR8XmwBr7AIJ:drjay...

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http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:TxvTaEZ...

these are all the refs. I am able to find re vertical incisions

where are all the breast surgeons today??
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Thank you, Liz!
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