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Front. Vet. Sci.
Sec. Veterinary Dentistry and Oromaxillofacial Surgery
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1485449

Orbital reconstruction: Titanium mesh implant after excision of orbitozygomaticomaxillary tumors

Provisionally accepted
Elias Wolfs Elias Wolfs Graham P Thatcher Graham P Thatcher Jason W Soukup Jason W Soukup *
  • School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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    Pathologic lesions of the orbitozygomaticomaxillary complex (OZMC) and caudal oral cavity can be a challenge in veterinary oromaxillofacial surgery. Neoplastic lesions that are in close proximity to or invading the orbit may result in significant loss of structural integrity after curative intent surgery. This in turn may alter the topography of the bulbous oculi (globe) with resultant enophthalmos, diplopia, and entropion. Historically, orbital exenterations have been deemed a suitable option to avoid these complications. However, lesions that do not include the globe in the surgical margin may be overtreated by irreversible orbital exenterations. Orbital reconstruction methods that ameliorate these consequences could be advantageous. A novel approach to reconstruct the orbit with a titanium mesh implant is described and the clinical and ophthalmic outcomes reported.

    Keywords: computed tomography, 3D printing, virtual surgical planning, Orbital reconstruction, Titanium mesh

    Received: 23 Aug 2024; Accepted: 05 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Wolfs, Thatcher and Soukup. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Jason W Soukup, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, 53706, Wisconsin, United States

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