Skin flap to close a chronic wound
Mist had a locally aggressive tumour – a spindle cell sarcoma – successfully removed with good margins by local practice. The surgical wound, unfortunately, broke down. The resulting wound was large but this was NOT a disaster – a disaster would have been a neatly closed wound with residual tumour left behind by the surgeon.
Read moreTransposition skin flap to close a large wound after tumour removal
After removing a tumour, there was a large wound that we couldn’t close with local skin.
Read moreSuperficial epigastric flap to close a wound
Lola had a large wound after trauma. Her owner vets had attempted a closure, but unfortunately, this came adrift, and she was referred to us at West Midlands Veterinary Referrals a couple of weeks later for wound closure.
Read moreMandibulectomy
Storm, a 9-year-old Springer, presented to us at West Midlands Veterinary Referrals with fibrosarcoma of the mandible (lower jaw). This was treated with a radical rostral (front end) mandibulectomy.
Read moreCraniotomy
Toby presented to us at West Midlands Veterinary Referrals with a firm mass on his skull. This was biopsied and was thought to be an osteoma, a benign bone tumour. We carefully burred around it and removed it with a narrow margin of normal skull.
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