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Orthotopic liver transplantation in rats

Publication date2012
Abstract

Clinical progress in the field of liver transplantation has been largely supported by animal models(1,2). Since the publication of the first orthotopic rat liver transplantation in 1979 by Kamada et al.(3), this model has remained the gold standard despite various proposed alternative techniques(4). Nevertheless, its broader use is limited by its steep learning curve(5). In this video paper, we show a simple and easy-to-establish revision of Kamada's two-cuff technique. The suprahepatic vena cava anastomosis is performed manually with a running suture, and the vena porta and infrahepatic vena cava anastomoses are performed utilizing a quick-linker cuff system(6). Manufacturing the quick-linker kit is shown in a separate video paper.

Keywords
  • Anastomosis, Surgical/methods
  • Animals
  • Hepatic Artery/surgery
  • Liver Transplantation/methods
  • Male
  • Portal Vein/surgery
  • Rats
  • Vena Cava, Inferior/surgery
Citation (ISO format)
OLDANI, Graziano et al. Orthotopic liver transplantation in rats. In: Journal of visualized experiments, 2012, n° 65. doi: 10.3791/4143
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Journal ISSN1940-087X
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