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Caval agenesis in the pediatric liver donor.

Shirin Elizabeth KhorsandiNeus Ruiz EdoHector Vilca-MelendezNigel Heaton
Published in: Pediatric transplantation (2015)
The following is the first report of a pediatric organ donor with caval agenesis and the subsequent use of this liver for transplantation. Caval embryology and potential implications of utilizing a donor liver with caval agenesis are reviewed.
Keyphrases
  • inferior vena cava
  • vena cava
  • pulmonary embolism