Winnie, I mentioned in my post yesterday on lactiferous sinuses another article that was not from a commercial source:


Gooding, Finlay, Shipley, Halliwell, and Duck (2010) confirmed the absence of “milk sinuses,” ampullae, or “saclike” features behind the areola. Their 3D ultrasound scanning showed that the widening of a duct in the nipple generally occurred after the first branching point and that there were no structures behind the areola that could be described as lactiferous sinuses.


Gooding MJ et al. Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging of mammary ducts in lactating women. J Ultrasound Med 2010;29:95-103.


Cooper's dissection of the breast in the 1800s injected wax into the ductal system which could have expanded areas where ducts converge making them appear like ampullae or sacs.


Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Weston, MA





 

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