Functional effect of collateral circulation after dearterialization of the liver.

The functional effect of the collateral circulation after hepatic dearterialization was investigated in dogs with end-to-side protacaval shunt after ligation of hepatic artery. The functional effect of collateral circulation was far less than that of the native hepatic artery even for one week after occlusion of the common hepatic artery. However the functional effect of the collateral blood flow suddenly rose to the level of that of native hepatic artery one week after ligation of common hepatic artery or two weeks after ligation of proper hepatic artery.