[Microdochectomy with perioperative dye localization of ducts in patients with nipple secretion].

A series of 1321 women having a discharge from the nipple were examined at the outpatient clinic. Of seven basic types of discharge: milky, multicolored, purulent, watery, yellow (serous), serosanguineous and bloody, only the last four represent and indication for surgery. Galactography was performed in 55 patients as a necessary element in the surgical plan of management.