Mesenterico-caval shunt in rats. Technique and results.
A microsurgical technique for mesenterico-caval shunting in the rat is described. The method results in a partial blood drainage from the upper abdominal content whereas the blood of the mesenteric vein is shunted to the inferior caval vein. Controls were undertaken after 1 and 3 weeks, either visually or radiologically. Twenty-two of 26 surviving animals showed patency of the shunt. All animals had undisturbed blood supply to the portal stump.
D000792:Angiography; D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D011168:Portal System / Q000601:surgery; D051381:Rats; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*