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Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere 2015; 43(01): 40-44
DOI: 10.15654/TPK-140331
Case Report
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Shared rhytidectomy continued to lateral canthoplasty in a Mastiff with excessive facial folding and macroblepharon

Geteilte Rhytidektomie in Kombination mit lateraler Kanthoplastik bei einem Mastiff mit exzessiven Gesichtsfalten und beidseitigem Makroblepharon
A. Steinmetz
1   Clinic for Small Animals, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
› Author AffiliationsI am very grateful to Dr. Maren März for designing Figs. 2 and 4.
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Publication History

Received: 24 April 2014

Accepted after revision: 28 January 2014

Publication Date:
08 January 2018 (online)

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Summary

A 3.5-year-old male Neapolitan Mastiff was presented with an obstructed visual axis because of excessive facial skin folds, brow droop, macroblepharon, upper eyelid entropion and lower ectropion-entropion. To address these major defects a technique was performed which combines rhytidectomy with shortening of the palpebral fissure and stabilization of the lateral canthus. Postoperatively the dog showed an unobstructed visual axis with comfortable and symmetrical eyes.

Zusammenfassung

Ein 3,5 Jahre alter Neapolitanischer Mastiff wurde mit massiver Einschränkung des Visus aufgrund von exzessiven Stirnfalten, schweren hängenden Augenbrauen, beidseitigem Makroblepharon, Entropium des Oberlids und Ektropium-Entropium des Unterlids vorgestellt. Um all diese ausgeprägten pathologischen Veränderungen zu korrigieren, kam eine Technik zur Anwendung, die eine Rhytidektomie mit einer Kürzung der Lidspalten und einer Stabilisierung des lateralen Lidwinkels kombiniert. Postoperativ zeigte der Hund einen uneingeschränkten Visus, reizärmere Augen und es lag ein akzeptables kosmetisches Ergebnis vor.

Keywords

Brow droop - entropion - ectropion - macroblepharon - combined procedure - giant breed dogs - ophthalmology

Schlüsselwörter

Hängende Brauen - Entropium - Ektropium - Makroblepharon - kombinierte Technik - Hunde-Riesenrassen - Ophthalmologie
 

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