From:
"Jeff"
Date: 2011-08-31 21:56:31 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Update on BrotherBear's Hind End Weakness
To: <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
Partial removal of the pancreas, along with any visual nodules on the pancreas, was determined to be the most effective method of approaching insulinoma in a study done by Dr. Bruce Williams and others. In other words, this approach provided a longer average survival time than either medical therapy with no surgery, or than just removing visual nodules and not part of the pancreas. I don't have that abstract handy, but it may either be on Dr. Williams' site, or else in the FHL archives. I believe that the part of the pancreas that is usually removed would be the part that is determined to have the most concentration of the islet tumors, and I also think that it's usually 1/3 to 1/2 of the pancreas, BUT please check sources before relying on that info.
Jeff
In Loving Memory of Neo, Trinity, Morphy, Possum, Pip, Pop, Sabrina, Minnie Mouse, Hunny, Misty, Frodo, Baggins, and Mr. Parker
Caring for Luna, Baby Girl, Dozer, Boomer, and Zoomer
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