title: Caval agenesis in the pediatric liver donor.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Shirin Elizabeth
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1624-4467
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Khorsandi
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department, Hospital de Mataró, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Neus
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ruiz Edo
authors.affiliation: Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vilca-Melendez
authors.affiliation: Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Heaton
mesh_terms: D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities*
keywords: caval agenesis; liver; organ donor