Rare two-stage liver surgery gives new lease of life to 61-year-old Kenyan patient
The patient, diagnosed with a large hepatocellular carcinoma in the right lobe of the liver, faced significant challenges due ...
Medscape23y
Evaluation of the Liver for Metastatic Disease
Ultrasound of the liver shows a fluid-filled mass with a peripheral ... Transabdominal ultrasound shows a mass (arrows) in the right lobe. Note the echogenic central calcifications, which cast ...
Nature4y
Living donor liver transplantation: left or right lobe?
Soejima Y (2006) Feasibility of left lobe living donor liver transplantation between adults: an 8-year, single-center experience of 107 cases. Am J Transplant 6: 1004–1011 Although adult-to ...
Medscape3d
How to Measure and Assess Liver Fibrosis: Endorsement of the Use of Vibration-Controlled Transient Elastography
It involves using the tip of an ultrasound transducer probe placed between the ribs over the right lobe of the liver. The probe transmits a lower-amplitude vibration and frequency signal to the ...
Nature6d
Liver articles from across Nature Portfolio
The liver is a large, glandular, vital organ divided into two main lobes with a major role in metabolism, detoxification and production of chemicals necessary for digestion. The liver is ...