Accessory sulci and segmentation on the surface of the liver: a clinical pitfall

Authors

  • Vishwajit Ravindra Deshmukh Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
  • Suryakanta Seth Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
  • Chetan Sahni Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20171297

Keywords:

Diaphragm, India, Liver, Segments, Sulci, Surgery

Abstract

Diaphragmatic surface of liver is usually smooth but sometimes it is well marked by the sulci or indentations. Sometimes these sulci were so deep to be termed as fissures as they divide the lobe of liver into different segments. We report the case of accessory sulci along the Anterosuperior surface of the right lobe associated with Reidel’s lobe along the inferior border of the left lobe of same specimen. In another specimen, the sulci were so deep to be termed as fissures, which divides the caudate and quadrate lobe. Knowledge about the accessory sulci and lobes were necessary as they may appear as incidental finding during the laparoscopic examinations. Hence, it is very much promising to know about these sulci and lobes for hepatobiliary surgeons, anatomists and radiologists.

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2017-03-28

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Deshmukh, V. R., Seth, S., & Sahni, C. (2017). Accessory sulci and segmentation on the surface of the liver: a clinical pitfall. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 5(4), 1718–1720. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20171297

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