End-to-Side Portacaval Shunt: A Simplified Technique |
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| Authors: | Fernando Sánchez-Patán Rubén Blanco María Ángeles Aller Raquel Anchuelo Fidel San Román Jaime Arias |
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| Institution: | 1. Surgery I Department, School of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain;2. Animal Medicine and Surgery Department, School of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain |
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| Abstract: | A simplified technique of end-to-side portacaval shunt in the rat is described, consisting in using a microsuture with a looped end. By using this technique, combined with two-step portal vein venotomy, the portal vein and caval vein can be brought closer together in a single movement, with no need for a knot at the start of the shunt. As a result, this modified technique makes it easier and reduces the time required to perform the shunt, without any rise in associated mortality. |
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| Keywords: | end-to-side portacaval shunt rat |
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