HEMIPELVECTOMY IN THE DOG AND CAT: SURGICAL DESCRIPTION AND RESULTS OF A VSSO RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

摘要

Hemipelvectomy has been described as an extensive, aggressive surgery for the management of tumors or functional abnormalities (e.g. fracture malunion) involving the pelvis or associated soft tissues. Variable amounts of the hemi-pelvis may be removed, with preservation of a proportion of ilium or ischium possible depending on the location of the tumor. In most cases, hemipelvectomy necessitates amputation of the ipsilateral hind-limb, although this is not an essential part of the procedure and is dictated by the actual tissue compartment that needs to be removed as part of the oncologic procedure.