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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 8.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Surg. 1966;2:295–370.

Fig. 17.

Fig. 17

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 by-pass.