European Surgical Research

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Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in the Rat: Comparison of Models with and without Rearterialization of the Graft

Zhao D. · Wheatley A.M.

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Department of Visceral Surgery, University of Berne, Inselspital, Berne, Switzerland

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Eur Surg Res 1993;25:294–302

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Abstract of Original Paper

Received: September 30, 1992
Accepted: January 19, 1993
Published online: April 23, 2008
Issue release date: 1993

Number of Print Pages: 9
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 0

ISSN: 0014-312X (Print)
eISSN: 1421-9921 (Online)

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Abstract

A total of 112 orthotopic liver transplants with (AOLT) and without (NOLT) rearterialization were performed in 2 series using male Lewis rats as donors and recipients. In the first series, the 2-week survival rates were 5/11 (45.5%) in the NOLT group and 22/31 (71 %) in the AOLT group. The difference in survival was due to operative experience, as the NOLT transplants were performed before the AOLT transplants. In the second series, the NOLT (n = 30) and AOLT transplants (n = 40) were performed in random order. No differences in 2-week survival rates were found [NOLT, 29/30 (96.7%); AOLT, 37/40 (92.5%)]. Recovery of pre-operative body weight was, however, faster in the AOLT (7 days) than in the NOLT group (14 days). In the NOLT group, elevation of serum levels of GOT (p < 0.05 vs. AOLT at 3 days) and alkaline phosphatase (p < 0.01 vs. AOLT at 3 days and 1 week; p < 0.05 at 4 weeks) were found. We conclude from our results that in OLT without prolonged graft storage, survival is a sensitive marker of operative success only in the training phase. Once operative technique has been mastered, a success rate of greater than 90% should be achieved before inclusion of the animals in further scientific studies. As the AOLT animals recover body weight faster and have less evidence of liver injury up to 4 weeks post-transplantation, one is led to the conclusion that AOLT in the rat may be a better model for use in all liver transplantation research.

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Article / Publication Details

First-Page Preview
Abstract of Original Paper

Received: September 30, 1992
Accepted: January 19, 1993
Published online: April 23, 2008
Issue release date: 1993

Number of Print Pages: 9
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 0

ISSN: 0014-312X (Print)
eISSN: 1421-9921 (Online)

For additional information: https://www.karger.com/ESR


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