From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2003-11-12 03:35:33 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Torn cruciate ligament-best course of action? and vena cavastenting
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <7999358.1068608133897.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
> From what I understand you can often
>get away with ligating the Vena Cava
If memory serves I think it was Dr. Karen Purcell or Dr. Ruth Heller who mentioned using a trick of holding the Vena Cava closed and watching to see if there was effective collaterol circulation before considerating ligation in a past post, but I could be misrecalling who said it. I don't have the time right now to do a search in the Complete FHL Archives at http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org. I know there is also some discussion of surgical alternatives.