Image Based Question-67440

Treatment options for the condition shown in the picture below are ?

A. Fistulectomy.

B. Saucerization.

C. Both of the above.

D. None of the above.

Correct Answer » C Explanation

THe condition shown in the picture above represents Mammary fistula.

Mammary fistula is a chronic condition that represents the final step in what has been termed “mammary duct associated inflammatory disease sequence.” Fistulectomy and saucerization achieves long-term cure in the majority of patients with mammary duct fistula, but it results in some degree of distortion of the nipple.