Omentalization of Prostatic Abscesses and Large Cysts in Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Cerebrovascular Surgery, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1397-1, Yamane, Hidaka, Saitama 350-1298, Japan;2. Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, 2-6-1, Musashidai, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-0042, Japan;3. Department of Intravascular Neurosurgery, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1397-1, Yamane, Hidaka, Saitama 350-1298, Japan;1. Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Fort Collins, CO, USA;2. Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Fort Collins, CO, USA;3. College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA;4. University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA |
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| Abstract: | Neutered male ferrets are occasionally presented with cystic prostatic disease or prostatic abscesses, most often secondary to elevated, circulating sex steroid hormones caused by adrenocortical disease. Useful features of the omentum, such as tissue adhesion, angiogenesis, and stimulation of the immune system, can be used for surgical treatment of large prostatic cysts and abscesses. Two cases of prostatic abscess omentalization are described. In one case, the underlying cause was a sustentacular (Sertoli cell) tumor associated with a retained testicle. In the other case, adrenocortical disease was determined to be the underlying disease. The first ferret had a residual prostatic abscess 5 months after omentalization. A small, residual prostatic cyst was detected by ultrasound in the second ferret 9 weeks after surgery. Although omentalization may be an effective technique to surgically manage large prostatic cysts and abscesses in ferrets, clinical studies comparing omentalization with other surgical and nonsurgical methods are needed in this species. |
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