From:
AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2002-03-13 16:20:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] adrenal disease/surgery
Hi Caity,
Actually vena cava ligation is a last resort procedure.
When removing the right adrenal gland it is usually possible
to remove it completely with the aid of surgical magnification
loupes.
If/when there is a laceration to the wall of the vena cava
it is much better to repair the vessel wall with sutures. It is also
possible to remove a section of the vena cava with the adrenal
gland then to suture the 2 ends of the vena cava back together.
Vena cava ligation is not a hard procedure, but survival depends on
colateral circulation, a healthy heart, and some luck.
IMO it would be better to invest in a pair of surgical loupes,
Debakey
vascular clamps, Debakey vascular forceps, and vascular sutures
instead of lasers or cyro units.
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM