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Surgical correction of aberrant conjunctival overgrowth in a rabbit: a case report
Joon Young Kim1, David L Williams, Kyung-Soo Rho
1Woo Sung Animal Medical Centre, 745-6 Banpo 1-dong, Seocho-gu 137-810, Seoul, Korea. canvet@hanafos.com.
Abstract:
A dwarf rabbit presented with unilateral aberrant conjunctival growth. Allgoewer's U-suture therapy was initially used to correct the overgrowth. Centrifugal incisions extending up to the limbus were made on the hypertrophic conjunctiva. Transpalpebral limbal fixation was performed next. When the symptoms recurred 3 weeks later, a second operation was performed using the Lembert suture method instead. The overgrowing membrane was excised radically just posterior to the limbus. The conjunctiva was then sutured using the Lembert pattern. The rabbit recovered with no further complications.
