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Technique of Porcine Liver Procurement and Orthotopic Transplantation using an Active Porto-Caval Shunt
Published on: May 7, 2015
Allograft Portacaval Shunt in Small-for-Size Liver in Deceased Donor Liver Transplant
1Divisions of Transplant Surgery and Transplant Hepatology, Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida.
Abstract:
Portal hyperperfusion is detrimental to small-for-size livers (SFSLs) in liver transplantation. Surgical techniques modulating portal inflow provide the most effective approach to protect the SFSL. In this report, we describe a technique creating an allograft portacaval shunt that effectively attenuates portal inflow without a requirement of extensive surgical dissection in the recipient during the transplantation.
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