Central duct excision

Central duct excision
Other namesmajor duct excision or Hadfield's procedure

Central duct excision is the surgical removal (excision) of all lactiferous duct under the nipple. The excision of a single duct is called microdochectomy, a mere incision of a mammary duct (without excision) is microdochotomy.

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