A technique of orthotopic liver transplantation in the pig is described in which the main feature is the accomplishment of four of the five anastomoses by the use of the Vogelfanger NRC vascular suturing instrument. The advantage of this instrument is the rapid accomplishment of safe leak-proof anastomoses.

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