Extended Ligation of the Hepatic Vein May Yield a Similar Effect to Liver Venous Deprivation in a Rat Model

CONCLUSION: Extended ligation of the hepatic vein (R + MMHVL) resulted in a similar hypertrophy effect and hepatic damage to those of LVD (HVL + PVL) treatment in a rat model, and intrahepatic venovenous collaterals play key roles.PMID:37263585 | DOI:10.1080/08941939.2023.2214620

Source: Journal of Investigative Surgery - June 1, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Xiaoqin He Yuefeng Zhang Gaoshuo Zhang Peng Ma Liangkun Xiong Wei Wang Yangtao Xu Yang Shen Kaihuan Yu Weixing Wang Source Type: research