Journal of Morphological Sciences
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Journal of Morphological Sciences
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Duplicate caudate lobe of liver with oblique fissure and hypoplastic left lobe of liver

Singh, R.; Singh, K.; Man, S.

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Abstract

Introduction: There are many kinds of congenital abnormalities of the liver as agenesis of lobes, absence of its segments, deformed lobes, lobar hypotrophy or atrophy, transposition of the gall bladder. A liver was observed with duplicated caudate lobe and hypoplastic left lobe of the liver. The aim is to analyse the new anatomical variant morphologically, clinically and radiologically. Materials and Methods: During routine dissection in Department of Anatomy, CSM Medical University, Lucknow, UP, India, a liver of 55 year aged male cadaver was examined for new variants. Measurements were taken to provide position, shape and size of anomalies. Results: The caudate lobe was uncommonly duplicated by a fissure of length, 2.5 cm and an oblique fissure of length 2.0 cm on the caudate lobe placed inferiorly was also observed in this specimen. There was vertical furrow of length and depth of 6.0 cm and 0.2 cm respectively on the right lateral surface of liver besides above malformations. The left lobe of liver was hypoplastic. These are all new variants different from the normal morphology of liver which may confuse during development and complicate surgical procedures besides misinterpretation of imagery. Conclusion: This case may be of immense use to clinicians involved in the diagnosis and management of hepatic diseases, to anatomists, morphologists for new variants along with new morphology, for new developmental defect to embryologists and for misinterpretation of imagery of liver radiologists.

Keywords

liver, caudate lobe, morphology, fissure, embryologists
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