Summary
A microsurgical technique for mesenterico-caval shunting in the rat is described. The method results in a portal blood drainage from the upper abdominal contents whereas the blood of the mesenteric vein is shunted to the inferior caval vein. Controls were undertaken after 1 and 3 weeks, either visually or radiologically. Twenty-two of 26 surviving animals showed patency of the shunt. All animals had undisturbed blood supply to the portal stump.
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Wendling, P., Grönniger, J. & Rudigier, J. Mesenterico-caval shunt in rats. Res. Exp. Med. 177, 79–84 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01851635
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