• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.440-442
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• 2002

A fourteen-year-old mongrel female dog that was 22 kg and had two large mammary tumor lesions was admitted to the Animal Teaching Hospital of Chonbuk National University. Two large mammary tumor lesions were observed in the right caudal thoracic and the left inguinal mammary glands, which were sized 6 cm and 5 cm in diameter, respectively. These tumor lesions were removed by block mastectomy, then large skin defect of 7 cm diameter in caudal abdominal wall were recoverd by classic Z-plasty in both medial thigh. Classic Z-plasty was designed with 60 in angle and, with 6 cm in length of central limb in right medial thigh and 4 cm in left, respectively. This patient had been recoverd to normal gait and behavior at 20 days after the plastic operation.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• v.44 no.4
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• pp.337-339
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• 2017

We present the case of a patient with severe postoperative scarring from surgical treatment for gastroschisis, with the intestine located immediately under the dermal scar. Although many patients are unsatisfied with the results of scar repair treatment, few reports exist regarding severe or difficult cases involving the surgical repair of postoperative scar contracture. We achieved an excellent result via simulation involving graph paper drawings that were generated using computed tomography images as a reference, followed by dermal scar deepithelialization. The strategy described here may be useful for other cases of severe postoperative scar contracture after primary surgery for gastroschisis.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.137-142
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• 2001

This study evaluated the results of reconstructions of thumb web space in the patients with adduction contracture of thumb. Between February 1990 and April 2000, 28 patients with thumb web space adduction contracture were treated with various reconstruction methods. We divided the patients according to the severity; mild$(41^{\circ}{\sim}80^{\circ})$, moderate$(21^{\circ}{\sim}40^{\circ})$, severe$(20^{\circ}less)$ contracture. The number of patients with mild contracture was 5, moderate; 12, severe; 11. We performed Z-plasty in 15, free flap in 8, local flap in 3, abdominal flap in 1 and scar release only in 1 case. The mean follow-up period was 5.7 years, ranged from 1.5 to 11.2 years. The results of web reconstruction were evaulated by thumb web space angle. There were excellent in 9, good in 16, fair in 3 cases. Z-plasty was performed in the 5 cases with mild contracture, and all the results were excellent. Especially, free flap was performed in the 6 cases with severe contracture, and all the results were good or excellent. in the reconstruction of thumb web space contracture, we recommend Z-plasty for a mild contracture, and free flap for large soft tissue defect created by release of a severe contracture.