Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with large back skin wound closed using armpit skin flaps
By Nevill, B G·Published in Journal of the South African Veterinary Association·2010·Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Bilateral axillary skin fold flaps used for dorsal thoracic skin wound closure in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old greyhound-cross dog had a large, chronic skin wound on its back that needed treatment. The veterinarian used a surgical technique involving skin flaps from the dog's armpits to close the wound. Although some small areas of the skin flaps died after surgery, the vet was able to fix those areas in a follow-up procedure. The dog successfully healed, and this method is a new way to treat similar wounds.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old greyhound-cross dog was presented with a large, chronic skin wound extending over the interscapular region. The substantial skin defect was closed by making use of bilateral axillary skin fold flaps. It was possible to elevate the 2 skin flaps sufficiently to allow them to meet at the dorsal midline and thus facilitate complete closure of a large and awkwardly positioned wound. Small dorsal areas of the skin flaps underwent necrosis, but the resulting defects were closed without difficulty in a subsequent procedure. To the author's knowledge, this is the 1st clinical report of the use of bilateral axillary skin fold flaps in this fashion and describes an additional use of a versatile skin flap procedure.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20649157/