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Method for decompression of inferior vena caval and splanchnic systems during removal of recipient liver and replacement with a homograft. 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. (By permission of Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, 1960, 111: 733.)
