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William P. Graham III, MD
Carlisle, Pa

JAMA. 1987;258(21):3122.

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To the Editor.—

In QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS in the June 26 issue of JAMA,¹ the inquiry regarding nipple priapism merits comment. This condition is not that uncommon following reduction mammoplasty. Nipple priapism is often corrected by a four-quadrant wedge resection of the nipple area, reducing the nipple in size and height. This seldom disturbs sensation and, in my experience, has relieved or considerably diminished the symptoms in all patients affected.

When the condition occurs in men (which is far rarer but more often associated with administration of antihypertensive medications), it is most readily managed by subareolar denervation of the nipple through a small circumareolar incision. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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