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portal vein [′pȯrd·əl ‚vān] (anatomy) Any vein that terminates in a network of capillaries. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In a procedure called islet transplantation, physicians take islet cells from a cadaver and infuse them into the portal vein of a patient's liver, where the new cells start making insulin. The transplant procedure involves isolating healthy insulin-producing islets from a donor pancreas and infusing the islets through a catheter under local anaesthetic into the recipient's portal vein. Healthy islets are isolated from a donor pancreas, purified, and then infused through a catheter (small tube) into the portal vein of the liver. |
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