Abstract
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To report reconstruction of a defect of the nasal plane and the rostral dorsum of the nose in a dog using a nasal rotation flap with Burow's triangles.
STUDY DESIGN:
Clinical report.
ANIMALS:
Mixed-breed dog (1.5 years, 8.6 kg).
METHODS:
A nasal defect caused by chronic granulomatous inflammation and involving the lateral nasal plane and adjacent rostral nasal dorsum in a dog was reconstructed and closed using a unilateral nasal rotation flap incorporating dorsal nasal plane tissue, with excision of Burow's triangles.
RESULTS:
The modified unilateral nasal rotation flap was effective in closing a defect of the rostral nasal dorsum. Incorporation of dorsal nasal plane tissue in the flap allowed for a cosmetic reconstruction of the lateral nasal plane defect (wing of nostril).
CONCLUSIONS:
Skin defects on the rostral dorsum of the nose and defects of the nasal plane in dogs can be closed and/or reconstructed using nasal rotation flaps incorporating nasal plane tissue.
© Copyright 2012 by The American College of Veterinary Surgeons.
PMID:
23094800
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 176-179 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Veterinary Surgery |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |