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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 15.
Published in final edited form as: Semin Liver Dis. 1985 Nov;5(4):309–317. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1040626

FIG. 3. Method used in dogs for decompression of the inferior vena caval and splanchnic systems during removal of recipient liver and replacement with a homograft.

FIG. 3

Note that a preliminary portacaval shunt has been placed. By means of this temporary anastomosis, the two venous systems are connected, allowing their decompression with a single external bypass. (Reproduced with permission from Starzl et al.4)