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Intraoperative and postoperative complications and follow\u2010up were analysed and compared between groups using Fisher\u2019s exact test for categorical data and the Mann\u2013Whitney rank\u2010sum test for numerical data, with P\u2009&lt;\u20090.05 considered significant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>One hundred and forty\u2010two dogs were included, totalling 156 surgeries: 84 were performed via circular incision (O\u2010group) and 72 with a T\u2010shaped incision (T\u2010group). The groups were similar for sex (P\u2009=\u20090.182) and body weight (P\u2009=\u20090.836) distribution; the T\u2010group was older at the time of surgery (P\u2009=\u20090.019).<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Intraoperative bleeding occurred in 13\/156 (8%) dogs and significantly more frequently in the O\u2010group (P\u2009=\u20090.03; 11 O\u2010group [7%], two T\u2010group [1%]). Postoperative complication rate was 38.6% (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200960): wound complications occurred in 31\/156 (20%) dogs, more frequently in the T\u2010group (P\u2009\u2264 0.001; eight O\u2010group [5%], 23 T\u2010group [15%]); postoperative facial nerve neuropathy occurred in 31\/156 (20%) dogs, and weakly associated with the O\u2010group (P\u2009=\u20090.045; 22 O\u2010group [14.1%], nine T\u2010group [5.8%]).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical Significance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Surgical preference may guide the choice between performing T\u2010shaped or circular incisions during total ear canal ablation with lateral bulla osteotomy. Circular incisions were associated with a higher incidence of intraoperative haemorrhage and postoperative facial nerve neuropathy, while T\u2010shaped incisions may increase the risk of wound complications. 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