Here, a protocol involving re-arterialized rat partial liver transplantation is presented. Specifically, 70% liver was resected in vivo by using an updated technique of vessel-oriented hepatectomy. The hepatic artery was reconstructed in an end-to-side manner. The cuff technique was modified to shorten the anastomosis time of the infrahepatic vena cava.
Chen, X., Yu, R., Xu, Z., Zhang , Y., Liu, C., Chen, B., Jin, H. Re-Arterialized Rat Partial Liver Transplantation with an in vivo Vessel-Oriented 70% Hepatectomy. J. Vis. Exp. (134), e56392, doi:10.3791/56392 (2018).