End-to-side portacaval shunt: a simplified technique.
A simplified technique of end-to-side portacaval shunt in the rat is described, consisting in using a microsuture with a looped end. By using this technique, combined with two-step portal vein venotomy, the portal vein and caval vein can be brought closer together in a single movement, with no need for a knot at the start of the shunt. As a result, this modified technique makes it easier and reduces the time required to perform the shunt, without any rise in associated mortality.
Sánchez-Patán
Fernando
F
Surgery I Department, School of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. maaller@med.ucm.es
Blanco
Rubén
R
Aller
María Angeles
MA
Anchuelo
Raquel
R
Román
Fidel San
FS
Arias
Jaime
J
D000818:Animals; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D011167:Portacaval Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D011169:Portal Vein; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior