Journal article
Prepubic urethrostomy and placement of a caudal superficial epigastric flap for treatment of a self-mutilation injury in a serval
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol.222(5), pp.628-632+602
03/01/2003
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/101597
PMID: 12619844
Abstract
A 10-year-old male serval was examined for treatment of a self-inflicted perineal wound that obliterated the ventral anocutaneous junction, penis, scrotum, testicles, and proximal portions of the caudomedial thigh muscles. Repair required placement of a caudal superficial epigastric flap and prepubic urethrostomy. Although it is generally preferable to delay repair of contaminated wounds until a healthy wound bed is established, circumstances related to wound location, affected tissues, and patient compliance led to a decision for immediate wound closure. In this serval, a history of food intolerance, recent diet change, eosinophilia, and eosinophilic granuloma-like skin lesions suggested that the self-mutilation injury was a result of food hypersensitivity, although foreign body or a spider bite could not be ruled out.
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- Title
- Prepubic urethrostomy and placement of a caudal superficial epigastric flap for treatment of a self-mutilation injury in a serval
- Creators
- Bonnie G Campbell - Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol.222(5), pp.628-632+602
- Academic Unit
- Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900546649401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article