Cross lid flap for repair of large upper eyelid defects.
A 2-stage technique for reconstruction of large, upper eyelid defects was adapted from a technique used in man for use in lower animals. The technique utilized a flap from the lower lid and was applied successfully in a dog with a melanoma and in 2 cats with colobomas.
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D003103:Coloboma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D005143:Eyelids / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000662:veterinary*