Type of Surgery
Portal vein bypass can be achieved through one of two incisions (A). Once the abdomen is entered, the inferior vena cava is exposed (B). Further exposure reveals the portal vein. Both the portal vein and inferior vena cava are clamped (C). Windows are cut in both vessels (D), and the two are connected with sutures (E). (Illustration by GGS Inc.)
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If you need heart surgery, you don't want a surgeon who only got a C in medical school. The same principle applies in helping people with mental illnesses.
-Ken Duckworth
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