title: Use of a caudal auricular axial pattern flap in three cats and one dog following orbital exenteration.
abstract: Orbital exenteration accompanied by wide eyelid excision in the cat and dog may leave a defect that cannot be closed in a primary fashion. This report describes the use of a caudal auricular axial pattern flap to effect closure following orbital exenteration in three cats and one dog. The most common complication was distal flap necrosis, which necessitated a second surgery in two patients.
authors.affiliation: Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. jstiles@vet.purdue.edu
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stiles
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Townsend
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Willis
authors.forename: Phillip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D017233:Orbit Evisceration / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary; D012086:Reoperation / Q000662:veterinary; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000662:veterinary*; D014945:Wound Healing