J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 55(1): 44-50, 1954
Original article
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON THE INFLUENCE OF ECK FISTULA UPON THE REGENERATION OF LIVER.
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I. Surgical Department, Tokyo University School of Medfoine (Director : Prof K. Shimizu) Taihei KUBO |
1) Carbon tetrachloride was given orally to the healthy dog in order to cause liver damage. Eck fistula was made 48 hours later. The impaired liver function recovered well according to the bromosulphalein retention test. The recovery, however, was slightly worse than that in the control group without Eck fistula, presumably because of the decrease of the circulating blood volume in the Eck fistula liver. Histologically, there was no difference in restoration between Eck fistula liver and that in the control group.
2) The liver of Eck fistula dog was partially resected and its regeneration was studied, comparing with that of the control group. The increase of liver weight was much less in the former than in the latter group. This fact would not necessarily mean that Eck fistula greatly disturbed the liver regeneration. Histologically, the liver regeneration could not be demonstrated both in the Eck fistula dog and in the control group. The author infers that Eck fistula might not disturb the liver regeneration functionally and morphologically, at least to a great extent. (author's abstract)
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