From:
AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2003-11-16 07:27:48 UTC
Subject: Re: vena cava constrictor
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <47.35da63a8.2ce880f4@cs.com>
Hi April,
The vascular constrictors are used sometimes with
PSS near the liver. I do not know if anyone has used
them on a ferret's vena cava. In therory it should work,
but I would try to remove the tumor with the lateral wall
of the vena cava. Then suture the vena cava to repair the
removed area. If the tumor is large then anastomosis of
the vena cava can be done. I use vena cava ligation as
a last resort.
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM