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Technique of Porcine Liver Procurement and Orthotopic Transplantation using an Active Porto-Caval Shunt
 

Technique of Porcine Liver Procurement and Orthotopic Transplantation using an Active Porto-Caval Shunt

Article DOI: 10.3791/52055-v • 12:27 min • May 7th, 2015
May 7th, 2015 •
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1Multi Organ Transplant Program, Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital

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Experimental animal research plays a pivotal role in the development of clinical transplantation practice. The porcine orthotopic liver transplantation model (OLTx) closely resembles human conditions and is frequently used in clinically oriented research. The following protocol contains all information for a reliable porcine OLTx model using an active porto-caval-jugular shunt.

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Keywords: Porcine Liver Transplantation Orthotopic Liver Transplantation Porto-caval Shunt Liver Transplantation Model Experimental Animal Research Intestinal Decompression Clinical Transplantation Practice
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