Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog abdominal wall repaired with muscle flaps after large lipoma
By Feng, Yu-Ching et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2016·Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Reconstruction with latissimus dorsi, external abdominal oblique and cranial sartorius muscle flaps for a large defect of abdominal wall in a dog after surgical removal of infiltrative lipoma.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A dog had a large lump in its belly, known as an infiltrative lipoma, which had been growing for four years. After surgery to remove the lipoma, there was a big hole in the abdominal wall that needed to be closed. The vet used muscle flaps from the dog's back and side to repair the area, but a small hernia developed later. This was fixed with another muscle flap two weeks after the first surgery. Eighteen months later, the dog was healthy and showed no signs of the tumor coming back.
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Abstract
This animal was presented with a large-sized infiltrative lipoma in the abdominal wall that had been noted for 4 years. This lipoma was confirmed by histological examination from a previous biopsy, and the infiltrative features were identified by a computerized tomography scan. The surgical removal created a large-sized abdominal defect that was closed by a combination of latissimus dorsi and external abdominal oblique muscle flaps in a pedicle pattern. A small dehiscence at the most distal end of the muscle flap resulted in a small-sized abdominal hernia and was repaired with cranial sartorius muscle flap 14 days after surgery. The dog was in good general health with no signs of tumor recurrence after 18 months of follow-up.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27476526/