Message Number: SG1094 | New FHL Archives Search
From: mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2002-08-28 22:16:36 UTC
Subject: RE: sammy
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <7306907.1030572996791.JavaMail.root@scandium>

Bilateral means both sides. In the case of bilateral adrenal surgery, it means surgery was performed on both adrenal glands. If they are both totally removed, an addisonian crisis can occur due to the absence of some very important hormones. This can become life-threatening very quickly.

Author wrote:
> hi what is BILATERAL??
> i didnt say that sammy had addisons??
> i just asked for info on it?
> because i dont know what it is ? cathy