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ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2020

Incidence of postoperative complications and outcome of 48 dogs undergoing surgical management of insulinoma.

Isaac Del Busto, Alexander J German, Elisabetta Treggiari, Giorgio Romanelli, Erin M O'Connell, Daniel J Batchelor, Paolo Silvestrini, Kevin Murtagh

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Isaac Del BustoInstitute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Neston, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7452-1082
Alexander J GermanInstitute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Neston, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3017-7988
Elisabetta TreggiariWillows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service, Solihull, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5081-2440
Giorgio RomanelliCentro Specialistico Veterinario, Milan, Italy.
Erin M O'ConnellInstitute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Neston, UK.
Daniel J BatchelorInstitute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Neston, UK.
Paolo SilvestriniInstitute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Neston, UK.
Kevin MurtaghInstitute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Neston, UK.
University of Liverpool · GBCentro Diagnostico Italiano · ITUniversity College Dublin · IEWillows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service · GB

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Mars PetcareRoyal Canin
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInformation regarding outcome of dogs undergoing surgical management for insulinoma is based on studies of a small number of dogs.

objectivesTo report the outcomes of dogs undergoing surgery as treatment for insulinoma, the prevalence of postoperative diabetes mellitus (DM) in this group and to determine if development of DM can be predicted. ANIMALS: Forty-eight client-owned dogs, with a histopathological diagnosis of insulinoma, from three European referral hospitals.

methodsRetrospective observational study. Dogs were identified from a search of electronic hospital records. Cox's regression was used to determine factors associated with postoperative survival and relapse, and logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with the development of DM.

resultsMedian survival time (MST) was 372 days (range 1-1680 days), with dogs with stage I disease having the longest survival time. Stage I dogs had MST of 652 days (range 2-1680 days), whereas dogs with either stage II or III disease had MST of 320 days (range 1-1260 days; P = 0.045). Postoperative hyperglycemia was identified in 33% (16/48) of the dogs, of which 9 (19% of the total population) developed persistent DM. No factors that could be used as predictors for development of DM were identified. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Stage of disease and postoperative hypoglycemia were associated with greater odds of relapse and decreased survival time; these could be used when discussing prognosis. In this study, postoperative DM developed more commonly than previously reported, but no factors were identified that might be useful predictors.

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AnimalsDiabetes MellitusDog DiseasesDogsFemaleInsulinomaMaleNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPancreatic NeoplasmsPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTreatment Outcomediabetes mellitushyperglycemiahypoglycemiapancreatectomy

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