Extended Data Fig. 2: The heterotopic auxiliary liver xenotransplantation procedure.

a, The diameters of the portal vein (PV) and the inferior vena cava (IVC) of the recipient and the donor pig detected by vessel segmentation and ultrasound. b, Photos of the donor liver at different time points throughout the study. c, Photos of the vascular anastomosis between the recipient and the donor liver during surgery. d, A schematic depiction of the surgery. ①, ② and ③ represent the vascular anastomosis captioned in c.