ADIPOSE TISSUE MEASUREMENT IN GYNECOMASTIA WITH COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Eskişehir Military Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey
2Department of Preventive Medicine, Turkish Armed Forces Health Command, Ankara, Turkey
3Department of Radiology, Eskişehir Military Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey
4Department of Plastic Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
J Clin Pract Res 2012; 34(1): 15-19 DOI: 10.5152/etd.2012.04
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ratio of gynecomastic adipose tissue (GAT) to total gynecomastic tissue (TGT) with computerized tomography (CT) and determine its benefits for selection of surgical technique in gynecomastia.
Materials and Methods: Prospectively; 20 young patients with gynecomastia who were treated between 2006 and 2009 years were included in the study. Patients’ mean age was 22 years (19-28). Nine patients were treated with subcutaneous mastectomy (13 breasts) and 7 patients (13 breasts) were treated with suction assisted lipectomy (SAL). Four patients (7 breasts) were operated with subcutaneous mastectomy and SAL. An experienced radiologist used standard software to determine the ratio of gynecomastic adipose tissue (GAT) to total gynecomastic tissue (TGT) in all patients.
Results: The mean GAT/TGT ratio was 0.7 (0.6-0.9) in patients treated with SAL and 0.2 (0.1-0.3) treated with subcutaneous mastectomy. The mean GAT/TGT ratio in patients treated with SAL combined with subcutaneous mastectomy was 0.4 (0.3- 0.5). Thedifference between all surgical protocols was statistically significant (p<0.05).
Conclusions: We suggest that CT analysis is a useful tool for selection of gynecomastia surgery protocol. If the patient’s GAT/ TGT ratio is larger than 0.6; SAL should be preferred as the method for gynecomastia treatment.


JİNEKOMASTİDE BİLGİSAYARLI TOMOGRAFİ İLE YAĞ DOKUSU ÖLÇÜMÜ
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Eskişehir Military Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey
2Department of Preventive Medicine, Turkish Armed Forces Health Command, Ankara, Turkey
3Department of Radiology, Eskişehir Military Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey
4Department of Plastic Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
Journal of Clinical Practice and Research 2012; 1(34): 15-19 DOI: 10.5152/etd.2012.04

Amaç: Bu çalışmada; bilgisayarlı tomografi ile ölçülen jinekomastik yağ dokusu ve toplam jinekomastik doku oranının ameliyat yöntemi seçiminde faydalı olup olmadığı araştırıldı.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmaya 2006-2009 yılları arasında jinekomasti nedeniyle tedavi edilen 20 genç hasta dahil edildi. Hastaların yaş ortalaması 22 (19-28 yıl) idi. Hastaların 9’u (13 meme) mastektomi, 7’si (13 meme) yağ emme yöntemi ile tedavi edildi. Dört hasta (7 meme) yağ emme yöntemi ve subkutan mastektomi ile tedavi edildi. Radyoloji uzmanı tarafından jinekomastik dokudaki yağ oranının toplam jinekomastik dokuya oranı hesaplandı.
Bulgular: Yağ emme yönteminin yeterli olduğu hastalarda jinekomastik dokudaki yağ oranının toplam jinekomastik dokuya oranı 0,7 (0,6-0,9), mastektomili hastarda 0,2 (0,1-0,3), kombine tedavi gerektiren hastalarda 0,4 (0,3-0,5) olarak bulundu. Farklı cerrahi protokoler uygulan hastalardaki hesaplanan oranlar istatiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde farklı bulundu (p<0,05).
Sonuç: Çalişma sonucunda; jinekomastik doku içeriğinin tomografi ile ameliyat öncesi değerlendirilmesinin uygulanacak cerrahi yöntemin belirlenmesinde faydalı olacağı görüldü. Jinekomastik dokudaki yağ oranının toplam jinekomastik dokuya oranı 0,6’dan fazla olan hastalarda yağ emme yönteminin seçilmesi faydalı olacaktır.