Ghozlan, N., Mohamed, A., Zidan, A., Elragal, M. (2022). THE EFFECT OF TOPICAL NITROGLYCERIN OINTMENT ON MAMMOPLASTY SKIN FLAPS VIABILITY: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE STUDY. ALEXMED ePosters, 4(2), 18-19. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2022.140782.1411
Nasser Ahmed Ghozlan; Adham Farouk Mohamed; Ahmed Abdelqader Zidan; Marawan Mohamed Ahmed Elragal. "THE EFFECT OF TOPICAL NITROGLYCERIN OINTMENT ON MAMMOPLASTY SKIN FLAPS VIABILITY: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE STUDY". ALEXMED ePosters, 4, 2, 2022, 18-19. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2022.140782.1411
Ghozlan, N., Mohamed, A., Zidan, A., Elragal, M. (2022). 'THE EFFECT OF TOPICAL NITROGLYCERIN OINTMENT ON MAMMOPLASTY SKIN FLAPS VIABILITY: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE STUDY', ALEXMED ePosters, 4(2), pp. 18-19. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2022.140782.1411
Ghozlan, N., Mohamed, A., Zidan, A., Elragal, M. THE EFFECT OF TOPICAL NITROGLYCERIN OINTMENT ON MAMMOPLASTY SKIN FLAPS VIABILITY: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE STUDY. ALEXMED ePosters, 2022; 4(2): 18-19. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2022.140782.1411
THE EFFECT OF TOPICAL NITROGLYCERIN OINTMENT ON MAMMOPLASTY SKIN FLAPS VIABILITY: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE STUDY
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.
Abstract
Vascular compromise of the nipple areolar complex (NAC) is a dreaded complication of reduction mammoplasty that can lead to significant loss of nipple and/or areolar tissue. Different interventions have been used to ameliorate venous congestion and improve survival of NAC and mammoplasty skin flaps, in this study, the effect of topical glycerin tri-nitrate ointment was studied; being a readily available and relatively inexpensive topical treatment compared to other interventions. Aim of the work: The aim of the study was to assess the effect of application of topical glycerin tri-nitrate ointment on the survival of reduction mammoplasty skin flaps and nipple areola complex and to report any possible side effects of its use. Methods: This was a randomized comparative study where in each of the study subjects one breast was randomly allocated to the treatment group and the other was left as a control, by the end of the follow up period the rate of congestion and necrosis was compared between both groups.