The use of porcine small intestinal submucosa in ten cases of feline corneal disease.
Porcine small intestinal submucosa (SIS) was used as a novel graft material in the management of 10 cases of feline corneal disease. Five cases had stromal ulceration associated with trauma, ocular foreign body and/or suspected infection and required a grafting procedure. Five cases had feline sequestra that were managed by a keratectomy prior to placement of SIS as a graft material. Eight eyes healed with minimal corneal scarring with a very good cosmetic and visual result. One eye with continued aqueous leakage in the immediate postoperative period required a conjunctival pedicle graft to reinforce the SIS graft site. One eye required enucleation 48 h following grafting due to progressive keratomalacia but the SIS material remained intact.
Featherstone
H J
HJ
Comparative Ophthalmology Unit, Center for Small Animal Studies, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7UU, UK. heidi.featherstone@aht.org.uk
Sansom
J
J
Heinrich
C L
CL
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000637:transplantation*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D013552:Swine; D016896:Treatment Outcome