Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with chronic armpit wound healed using omental and skin flaps
By Gray, M J·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2005·Panorama Veterinary Clinic·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Chronic axillary wound repair in a cat with omentalisation and omocervical skin flap.
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Plain-English summary
A mature, neutered male domestic cat had a chronic wound under his front leg that had been present for at least three years. After testing for common viruses and examining the tissue, the vet couldn't find a specific cause for the wound. To treat it, the vet used a special technique involving an omental flap (a piece of tissue from the abdomen) and a skin flap from the neck area to close the wound. Although a small part of the skin flap did not survive, the wound eventually healed well on its own.
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Abstract
A mature, neutered male domestic cat was presented with a chronic axillary wound of unknown origin and at least three years' duration. The diagnostic investigation included screening tests for feline leukaemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus, tissue culture and histological examination. No underlying aetiology or perpetuating cause could be identified. An omental flap was created, passed via a subcutaneous tunnel, and packed into the wound site after excision of all chronic granulation tissue. The skin defect was closed using an omocervical axial pattern skin flap. A small area of the distal edge of the flap became necrotic but the defect healed by second intention. To the author's knowledge, this is the first clinical report of the use of an omocervical skin flap for repair of a chronic axillary wound in a cat. This flap offers a useful alternative where the use of a thoracodorsal axial pattern flap is not possible due to the extent of the lesion.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16245665/