Histology of the portal-inferior vena cava shunt. Xiaopeng Yan Chao Fan Jia Ma Jianhui Li Dinghui Dong Haohua Wang Feng Ma Xinglong Zheng Yi Lv 10.1371/journal.pone.0076873.g006 https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/_Histology_of_the_portal_inferior_vena_cava_shunt_/810840 <p><b>A</b>, The two magnets stably matched and a large number of fibrous connective tissue can be observed around the anastomosis. <b>B</b>, Mild intimal hyperplasia in the portal vein and the inferior vena cava (H&E staining, 40×). <b>C</b>, Continuity of the vascular adventitia from the portal vein to the inferior vena cava (H&E staining, 40×). <b>D</b>, A large quantity of tidily arranged collagen surrounding the adventitia (Masson’s trichrome stain, 40×). Red arrow: continuous fusion between the portal vein and the vascular adventitia of the inferior vena cava.</p> 2013-09-30 01:55:45 portal-inferior vena cava