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Fig. 2

From: Retro-pancreatic pull-through reconstruction of the hypoplastic portal vein using the autologous mesosystemic shunt vessel in adult living donor liver transplantation: a case report

Fig. 2

Illustrated technical highlights. a The portal vein (PV) was isolated by dividing branches from the pancreas and was drawn from the superior to the inferior border of the pancreas. b Subsequently, the PV was trimmed. The superior mesenteric vein (SMV) and the splenic vein (SpV) were taped on the caudal side of the pancreas. c The dilated shunt vessel connecting between the SMV and the left renal vein was isolated and used as an autologous vessel graft. d The autologous vessel graft was anastomosed to the confluence of SMV and SpV

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