title: Pocket technique or pocket technique combined with modified orbital rim anchorage for the replacement of a prolapsed gland of the third eyelid in dogs: 353 dogs.
abstract: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the results obtained in 353 dogs (420 eyes) using two different surgical techniques for correction of a prolapsed gland of the third eyelid: the Morgan's pocket technique and a technique combining Morgan's approach with a slightly modified periosteal anchoring technique of Stanley and Kaswan. The pocket technique was used in 234 eyes and the combined technique in 186 eyes. Successful repositioning was obtained in 95% of all cases, with recurrence occurring in 5%. The recurrence rate in large breed dogs such as the English Bulldog and Boxer was lower with the combined technique than with the pocket technique.
authors.affiliation: Centro Veterinario Oculistico Fontane, Villorba di Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Multari
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perazzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Contiero
authors.affiliation: Practitioner, Belluno, Italy.
authors.forename: Giada
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Mattia
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Iacopetti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009541:Nictitating Membrane / Q000601:surgery*; D011391:Prolapse; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: dog; modified technique; periosteal anchoring; pocket technique; surgery; third eyelid gland prolapse