Figure 1: Donor harvest. (a) The IVC and right SVC were ligated with 6-0 silk and divided distal to the ligatures. (b) The ascending aorta and MPA were divided as far distally as possible, to insert the recipient right CA and jugular vein. (c) The remaining vessels and tissues, including parts of the lungs and trachea, were ligated en bloc with 6-0 silk and divided distal to the ligatures.