Retalhos cutâneos: revisão bibliográfica e relato de caso

Abstract

The usage of cutaneous flaps is of easy applicability and has a great importance in the solution of skin wounds, mainly in places of little cutaneous elasticity, such as the distal region of members. The ability and creativity of the surgeon are of great importance in the use of different existent techniques, even in the use of a combination of them, aiming at a total occlusion of a determined wound as well as the recovering of the cosmetic aspect of the patient. The correct application of the technique and the correct handling of the patient are essential in the success of their application. This monography has the objective of reviewing the literature which refers to the cutaneous pedicles, reviewing the different procedures and their applicability in veterinary medicine in order to solve cutaneous wounds of difficult occlusion. The case report of a toraxic bipediculated cutaneous flap aiming a transposition of skin to the anterior member is exemplified later in this work.