Tianjin First Center Hospital

1 article published in JoVE

• Medicine

  
  A Rat Model of Orthotopic Liver Transplantation Using a Novel Magnetic Anastomosis Technique for Suprahepatic Vena Cava Reconstruction Lifei Yang*^1,2, Jianwen Lu*^1,2,3, Yue Wang^1,2,3, Mei Zhang^1,2,3, Yuan Shi⁴, Shasha Wei^1,2, Peng Liu^1,2,3, Zheng Wu³, Yi Lv^1,2,3, Rongqian Wu^{1,2 1} The reconstruction of the suprahepatic vena cava (SHVC) remains a difficult step in rat orthotopic liver transplantation. In this article, we show a step-by-step protocol for SHVC reconstruction in rats using a novel magnetic anastomosis technique.