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  2. Porta hepatis - Wikipedia

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    proper hepatic artery (entering) hepatic portal vein (entering) The hepatic duct lies in front and to the right, the hepatic artery to the left, and the portal vein behind and between the duct and artery. It also transmits nerves and lymphatics. Sympathetic nerves - these provide afferent pain impulses from the liver and gall bladder to the brain.

  3. Liver tumor - Wikipedia

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    They are, in most cases, located in the right hepatic lobe and are frequently seen as a single lesion. [7] Their size ranges from 1 to 30 cm. [7] They can be difficult to diagnosis with imaging studies alone, because it can be hard to tell the difference between hepatocellular adenoma, focal nodular hyperplasia, and hepatocellular carcinoma. [7]

  4. Hepatomegaly - Wikipedia

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    Abdominal ultrasonography of the liver, as a sagittal plane through the midclavicular line, with some standard measurements [2] Right lobe of the liver at the midclavicular line at ages 0 to 7 [16] Suspicion of hepatomegaly indicates a thorough medical history and physical examination, wherein the latter typically includes an increased liver span.

  5. Cavernous hemangioma - Wikipedia

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    Cavernous hemangiomas are erroneously called the most common benign tumors of the liver. [14] Usually one malformation exists, but multiple lesions can occur in the left or right lobe of the liver in 40% of patients. [3] Their sizes can range from a few millimeters to 20 centimetres. Those over 5 cm are often referred to as giant hemangiomas. [3]

  6. Cavernous liver hemangioma - Wikipedia

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    A cavernous liver hemangioma or hepatic hemangioma is a benign tumor of the liver composed of large vascular spaces lined by monolayer hepatic endothelial cells. It is the most common benign liver tumour, and is usually asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally on radiological imaging or during laparotomy for other intra-abdominal issues.

  7. Lobes of liver - Wikipedia

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    The right lobe is functionally separated from the left lobe by the middle hepatic vein. From a functional perspective (one that takes the arterial, portal venous, and systemic venous anatomy into account) the falciform ligament separates the medial and lateral segments of the left hepatic lobe. [6] The right lobe is of a somewhat quadrilateral ...

  8. Amoebic liver abscess - Wikipedia

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    Liver abscesses commonly present as right upper quadrant abdominal pain and fever, with worsening features associated with abscess rupture. [ 2 ] Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRC) image showing a voluminous and heterogeneous collection in the left liver lobe (amoebic abscess)

  9. Liver injury - Wikipedia

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    The Liver Injury Scale classification (2018 revision) [1] [2] [10] Grade Subcapsular hematoma Laceration Vascular injury I <10% surface area <1 cm in depth - II: 10–50% surface area: 1–3 cm - III >50% or >10 cm >3 cm Any injury in the presence of a liver vascular injury or active bleeding contained within liver parenchyma IV: 25–75% of a ...