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From: Cavo-portal transposition in rat: a new simple model

Figure 1

Left side: angiography by direct splenic puncture shows the physiological venous drainage through the splenic vein to the portal vein; neo formed capillaries connect the spleen with the superior vena cava through thoraco-epigastric vein, and the inferior vena cava through the superficial epigastric vein. Right side: macroscopical examination shows the collaterals connecting the transposed spleen with the thoraco-epigastric vein and the superficial epigastric vein. sp = spleen, spv = splenic vein, tev = thoraco-epigastric vein, sev = superficial epigastric vein.

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