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Targeting Liver Tumors with Oncolytic Viruses via the Hepatic Artery
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Surgical Procedures for a Rat Model of Partial Orthotopic Liver Transplantation with Hepatic Arterial Reconstruction
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Orthotopic liver transplantation in rats is an indispensable experimental model for biomedical research. Here we present our surgical procedures for orthotopic rat liver transplantation with hepatic arterial reconstruction using a 50% partial graft.
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Heterotopic Auxiliary Rat Liver Transplantation With Flow-regulated Portal Vein Arterialization in Acute Hepatic Failure
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Auxiliary liver transplantation provides a temporary support in acute hepatic failure, until regeneration of the failing liver. The heterotopic auxiliary liver transplantation (HALT) with portal vein arterialization (PVA) renders sufficient liver function. We developed an analogous technique in the rat, to examine the influence of the portal vein arterialization on the morphology and function of the graft.
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Inducing Ischemia via Middle Cerebral and Common Carotid Artery Occlusion in a Rat Model
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2025
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Training a Sophisticated Microsurgical Technique: Interposition of External Jugular Vein Graft in the Common Carotid Artery in Rats
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Neointimal hyperplasia is the primary cause of stenosis in arterialized veins. We propose a new protocol whereby the right external jugular vein is grafted using the cuff technique in the common carotid artery of Sprague Dawley rats. The survival rate was 100 % at the time point of sacrifice.
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Its branching pattern organizes arterial flow toward several abdominal structures. The vessel gives rise to the gastroduodenal artery, then continues as the proper hepatic artery. Near the liver, the proper hepatic artery divides into further branches that distribute blood to hepatic tissue and the gallbladder. Recognizing this sequence helps distinguish the parent vessel from its downstream branches.
The common hepatic artery typically courses along the upper border of the pancreas and duodenum. These relationships provide anatomical reference points for identifying the vessel in abdominal dissections and imaging studies. They also clarify how the artery reaches the gastroduodenal branch and continues toward the liver, linking its position to the structures receiving blood from its branches.
Its arterial territory extends beyond hepatic tissue. Through the proper hepatic artery and its further branches, it contributes to the liver and gallbladder supply, while the gastroduodenal artery connects the branching pattern with portions of the upper digestive system. This distribution explains why the vessel is relevant when studying the liver, stomach, duodenum, pancreas, and gallbladder together.
Variations can alter the expected origin, course, or branching arrangement of the vessel. Because clinicians use standard anatomical landmarks to interpret images and plan interventions, an atypical pattern may change how arterial supply to the liver and nearby digestive organs is identified. Awareness of these differences is particularly important in operations involving the liver and in transplantation planning.
Angiographic interpretation follows its relationship to the celiac trunk, pancreas, and duodenum, then tracks the gastroduodenal branch and the continuation toward the liver. Radiologists can use this branching sequence to separate the common hepatic artery from its downstream vessels. Identifying the normal pattern or a variation supports accurate assessment of arterial anatomy before procedures involving adjacent abdominal organs.
Detailed mapping is important before procedures involving the liver, pancreas, stomach, or duodenum because these operations may involve structures supplied by its branches. Surgeons also consider the vessel during liver transplantation, when preserving or reconstructing an appropriate arterial supply is relevant. Recognizing its course and variants helps align the operative plan with the patient’s actual abdominal vascular anatomy.
This vessel illustrates how one branch of the celiac trunk distributes oxygenated blood through a hierarchy of named arteries. Its transition to the proper hepatic artery and its connection with the gastroduodenal artery show how arterial pathways serve both a major organ and nearby digestive structures. Studying that arrangement helps integrate regional anatomy with angiographic interpretation and procedural planning.