Left lobe hypoplasia of the human liver: A report of two cases

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 417-423

  Lee, U Y ^a   Murakami, G ^b   Han, S H ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caudate lobe; Human liver; Hypoplasia; Left lobe

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPLASIA; HYPOTHESIS; LIVER BLOOD VESSEL; LIVER CYST; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER STRUCTURE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION;

EID: 6344233945     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-004-0255-x     Document Type: Article

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