Techniques of caval anastomosis during liver transplantation

(A) Caval replacement technique, requiring complete caval clamp.

(B) "Piggyback" technique in which the donor cava is anastomosed to the recipient cava.

IVC: inferior vena cava.

Modified from: Moulding R, Picton P. Caval cross-clamping, piggyback and veno-venous bypass. In: Liver Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 1^st ed, Wagener G (Ed), Springer 2012.

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Techniques of caval anastomosis during liver transplantation