title: Improved donor liver position selection and revascularization for heterotopic auxiliary liver transplantation with portal vein arterialization.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish an animal model of improved donor liver position selection and revascularization for heterotopic auxiliary liver transplantation with portal vein arterialization (HALT-PVA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Sprague-Dawley rats were utilized to establish models. Improved HALT-PVA was conducted for the experimental rat: hepatic common artery of donor liver was end-to-side anastomosed to portal vein which was end-to-side anastomosed to the left common iliac artery of host rat, while the segments of inferior vena cava superior and inferior to the donor liver were end-to-side anastomosed to the inferior vena cava of host rat, respectively. For the control rats, liver transplantations were conducted through end-to-end anastomosis between portal vein of donor liver and stand tube placed in right renal artery of host rat, and end-to-side anastomosis between the inferior vena cava inferior to the donor liver with the inferior vena cava of host rat, while the inferior vena cava superior to the donor liver was stitched up. Besides, hepaticoenterostomy were performed to all rats and survival status were monitored. ALT, AST, TBil and CHE were tested continuously after operation, and pathological examination of liver tissues were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The survival rate was 93.3% (14/15). ALT, AST, TBil and CHE for experimental group showed a rapider recovery of liver functions than controls. Pathological examinations of liver tissues from the experimental-group rats showed better presentation than the control-group rats.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The improved HALT-PVA better accords with the normal anatomy, with little detriment to implanted liver, and therefore is a good model for HALT-PVA related research.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing 100053, P. R. China; Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical UniversityHohhot 010050, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University Chongqing 400038, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yujun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University Hohhot 010050, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University Hohhot 010050, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Junjing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University Hohhot 010050, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jianliang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing 100053, P. R. China; Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical UniversityHohhot 010050, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xingkai
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Meng
keywords: Heterotopic auxiliary liver transplantation; liver function; portal vein arterialization; revascularization