From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2006-06-30 02:12:01 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] new insulinoma treatments
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Author wrote:
> There is no non surgical treatment that will work for very long. There is a
> fairly new surgical treatment. An experienced vet can take half of the
> pancreas out instead of just removing the tumors on it ( which will always
> come back). The partial pancreanectomy has increased the ferrets life span
> by four years. It is well worth the money.
Weiss CA, Williams BH, Scott MV.
Insulinoma in the ferret: clinical findings and treatment comparison of 66 cases.
J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 1998 Nov-Dec;34(6):471-5.
In
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org/browse.php?msg=SG2550
Dr. Bruce Williams says:
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> In a study I did with Charlie Weiss years ago, we measure success rate of the various surgeries based on how >long the animal remained symptom- or disease free, as well as ultimate survival after surgery. The three groups >were medical treatment only, removal of pancreatic masses only, and partial pancreatectomy. The mean disease->free intervals for each group were 22, 234, and 365 days, respectively. The mean survival times for each group >were 186, 456, and 668 days, respectively.
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