Clinical Technique: Imaging of the Collateral Caudal Vena Cava Circulation Using Fluoroscopy Guided Non-Selective Contrast Angiography in Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) with Adrenocortical Gland Disorder for a Pre-Surgical Evaluation

摘要

Angiography is a well-recognized diagnostic tool in human and companion animal medicine and it is beginning to find its application in exotic companion mammals as well. In ferrets with the species' adrenocortical disorder, contrast angiography can be a useful pre-surgical test for right adrenalectomy, by demonstrating the collateral venous flow. Using this technique, fluoroscopy-guided non-selective angiography via the saphenous vein may offer better preoperative evaluation of the patient and allow for a better surgical plan and outcome.