摘要
Objective: To establish a swine model of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) which has high standardization, superior reproducibility and stability. Methods: The rate of success, reproducibility and stability were investigated on the modification of OLTs in closed miniature swine with series of improvements. Results: 20 OLTs were performed on the basis of improvements in experimental animals, surgical procedures and operative monitorings. The mean operation time and anhepatic phase was (181±25.8) and (28.4±3.2) min respectively, which were significantly shorter than those of the previous reports. Liver function of the animals recovered shortly after operation. One-week survival rate was 90%, and 15 animals survived more than 1 month. The incidence of vascular and biliary complications was lower in animals with long-term survival. Conclusion: The improved animal model of OLTs in swine is easy to operate with high standardization and rate of success, superior reproducibility and stability. It is an ideal model for series studies related to liver transplantation in big animals.
Objective： To establish a swine model of orthotopic liver transplantation （OLT） which has high standardization, superior reproducibility and stability. Methods： The rate of success, reproducibility and stability were investigated on the modification of OLTs in closed miniature swine with series of improvements. Results： 20 OLTs were performed on the basis of improvements in experimental animals, surgical procedures and operative monitorings. The mean operation time and anhepatic phase was （181±25.8） and （28.4±3.2） min respectively, which were significantly shorter than those of the previous reports. Liver function of the animals recovered shortly after operation. One-week survival rate was 90%, and 15 animals survived more than 1 month. The incidence of vascular and biliary complications was lower in animals with long-term survival. Conclusion： The improved animal model of OLTs in swine is easy to operate with high standardization and rate of success, superior reproducibility and stability. It is an ideal model for series studies related to liver transplantation in big animals.
