CASE REPORT article
Front. Vet. Sci.
Sec. Veterinary Surgery
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1613411
Preputial Reconstruction in a Dog Using Bilateral Caudal Superficial Epigastric Axial Pattern Flap and Internal Lamina of Prepuce
Provisionally accepted
- Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Thailand
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A 3.1 kg, 5-year-old male pomeranian presented with a tumor measuring 4.5 x 3 cm on the cranioventral aspect of the prepuce. On gross examination, the tumor did not appear to involve the internal lamina of the prepuce. Surgical intervention w a s p e r f o r m e d u s i n g a bilateral caudal superficial epigastric axial pattern flap in combination with the internal preputial lamina following wide tumor resection Follow-up at 10 days and 6 months postoperatively showed the axial pattern flaps had healed uneventfully, with no evidence of paraphimosis and no recurrence of the tumor based on a clinical examination. The dog could urinate without evidence of discomfort and the urine flow was a steady stream without preputial urine pooling, resembling physiological urination. This technique offers a practical and broadly applicable surgical option for managing extensive preputial defects, particularly in small-breed dogs or in cases with limited local tissue availability.
Keywords: caudal superficial epigastric, dog, internal lamina, prepuce flap, Preputial reconstruction
Received: 17 Apr 2025; Accepted: 22 Jul 2025.
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* Correspondence: Wanchart Yippaditr, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Thailand
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