Use of a pedicled rectus abdominis muscle flap for repair of a failed vesicourethral anastomosis in a dog |
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| Authors: | D. Berger R. M. Bright M. A. McCrackin |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee 37901-1071, USA |
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| Abstract: | A 10-year-old mixed breed dog underwent a prostatectomy for an adenocarcinoma. Within three days the dog had signs of a uroperitoneum. Re-exploration revealed that a portion of the vesicourethral anastomosis had failed. Primary suturing of the tissue along the site of dehiscence following debridement of the devitalised tissue was impossible. A rectus abdominis muscle flap was created and successfully used to repair the site of leakage. |
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