Establishment of a hepatic cirrhosis and portal hypertension model by hepatic arterial perfusion with 80% alcohol

Table 5 Changes of liver size and spleen size in experimental group 1 (5 pigs), experimental group 2 (5 pigs), experimental group 3 (3 pigs) and control groups (6 pigs) before perfusion and at 6 wk after perfusion

	Liver size (cm3)	Spleen (cm3)	Avoirdupois (kg)
Experimental groups 2 + 3
Before perfusion	508 ± 67	113 ± 38	32.9 ± 3.8
6 wk after perfusion	589 ± 73	159 ± 46	40.7 ± 3.5
Experimental group 1 + control groups
Before perfusion	479 ± 85	102 ± 47	33.8 ± 2.9
After perfusion	504 ± 73	111 ± 39	39.5 ± 3.5