What is a ductoscope? And some basic applications of ductoscopy.

Breast ductoscopy, also known as electronic breast fiber endoscopy, is the first choice for diagnosing the etiology of nipple discharge due to its convenient operation, small trauma and intuitiveness.

basic concept

Ductoscopy can effectively improve the diagnosis rate of intraductal protuberance, and can also be used for the treatment of benign ductal lesions, such as ductoscopy-assisted minimally invasive removal of ductal lesions, treatment of plasma cell mastitis, intraductal Tumor guide wire localization, etc.

structure

The structure of the ductoscope includes image transmission and light guide part, imaging and light source part, image display part, image management and output part. The ductoscope system includes a fiberscope, a camera system, a cold light source system, a display system and a computer-controlled recording system, which can collect static and dynamic image recordings in real time.

therapeutic application

1. Milk duct lavage, cytological examination, a clear diagnosis, and a certain therapeutic effect can be achieved

2. Plasma cell mastitis and other diseases, the diseased milk duct is washed and injected with antibiotics and other drugs

3. The use of the mesh basket under the ductoscope to remove large flocs or unclog the milk ducts

4. Hook needle under ductoscopy to locate tumor lesions and accurately remove lesions

5. Breast ductoscopy-assisted minimally invasive resection of diseased milk ducts

Features

Breast ductoscopy is the abbreviation of ultra-fine fiberoptic breast duct endoscopy.

It has the characteristics of non-invasiveness, less pain for the patient, and easier insertion into the mammary duct.



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