Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38737840›Full record

ArticleArchives of plastic surgery2024

Matteo Torresetti, Benedetta Peltristo, Francesco Mauro Junior Taddei, Giovanni Di Benedetto

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Article in Archives of plastic surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Matteo TorresettiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marche Polytechnic University Medical School, Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3926-8584
Benedetta PeltristoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marche Polytechnic University Medical School, Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0900-8362
Francesco Mauro Junior TaddeiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marche Polytechnic University Medical School, Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0009-0001-3309-2795
Giovanni Di BenedettoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marche Polytechnic University Medical School, Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5665-6098

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several strategies for the management of venous congestion of the nipple-areola complex (NAC) after reduction mammaplasty have been proposed. Among these, hirudotherapy represents an ancient but still effective method, even though the risk of infections related to leeches should be considered. We report a peculiar case of breast infection and sepsis after leech therapy in a patient who underwent a reduction mammaplasty. A prompt surgical debridement of the wounds and necrotic tissues associated with targeted antibiotic therapy led to a fast improvement of clinical conditions, and partial preservation of the NAC was obtained. Accurate knowledge of the clinical presentation of soft tissue infections related to leeching allows for an early diagnosis and would serve as a warning for surgeons who approach such breast cosmetic procedures.

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infectionleechnipple–areola complexreduction mammaplastyvenous congestion

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PMID38737840
PMCPMC11081722

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