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Techniques of caval anastomosis during liver transplantation

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, 1st ed, Wagener G (Ed), Springer 2012.
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