title: Triangular and self-triangulating cavocavostomy for orthotopic liver transplantation without posterior suture lines: a modified surgical technique.
abstract: A modified caval preservation technique with the potential for decreased incidence of venous outflow obstruction and haemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: The HPB and Transplant Unit, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dasgupta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sharpe
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asthana
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Toogood
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Pollard
authors.forename: J P A
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lodge
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*