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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2015; 21(26): 8073-8080
Published online Jul 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i26.8073
Published online Jul 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i26.8073
Figure 5 Compression of the walls of the portal vein and postcava implemented through the attraction of the parent and daughter magnets in a cadaver.
The elliptical area circled in red indicates the effective zone of the compression. No other vessel or bile duct was compressed. PV: Portal vein; IVC: Inferior vena cava.
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Citation: Yan XP, Liu WY, Ma J, Li JP, Lv Y. Extrahepatic portacaval shunt
via a magnetic compression technique: A cadaveric feasibility study. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(26): 8073-8080 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i26/8073.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i26.8073