Is piggyback transplantation with side-to-side cavocavostomy an ideal technique for right split liver allograft implantation?
Piggyback transplantation using wide side-to-side cavocavostomy allows easy and safe implantation of the right split liver allograft.
IL-23R polymorphisms are clearly associated with AS, but the primary causal association(s) is(are) still not established. These polymorphisms could contribute either increased or decreased susceptibility to AS; functional studies will be required for their full evaluation. Additionally, observed stronger associations with SNPs rs11209026 and rs11465804 upon exclusion of IBD and/or psoriasis cases may represent an independent association with AS.