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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 13.
Published in final edited form as: Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1991 May;172(5):335–344.

FIG. 4.

FIG. 4

Procurement of composite abdominal organ grafts. The technique is similar for the different kinds of specimens with perfusion of a cold solution into an isolated segment of abdominal aorta. If desired, portal perfusion of the liver can be secondarily done through another cannula placed through a side branch, such as the inferior mesenteric vein (IMV) with the cannula tip compressed to prevent leakage (inset). Heart procurement can proceed simultaneously. PV, Portal vein, and SMV, superior mesenteric vein.