title: Prophylactic efficacy of desmopressin acetate for diabetes insipidus after hypophysectomy in the dog.
abstract: The prophylactic efficacy of desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) on diabetes insipidus (DI) after hypophysectomy was investigated in the dog. In the control group, hypernatremia with a plasma level of 155 mEq/l or higher persisted for 12 hr from the 4th to the 16th hour after hypophysectomy, and symptoms of DI developed within five days after surgery. In the DDAVP treatment group, these changes were not observed, showing that administration of DDAVP (4 microg, installation, twice daily) effectively prevented hypernatremia that develops immediately after surgery and DI-like symptoms that persists for about one week after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Veterinary Surgery, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taoda
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nezu
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tagawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007016:Hypophysectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000601:surgery; D012076:Renal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012076:Renal Agents; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin