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The caudate lobe of the liver

Le lobe caudé du foie

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The caudate lobe of the liver is an independent segment straddling the right and left lobes of the liver. It is divided into 2 parts, right and left, indicated eternally by the caudate and papillary processes. It is now possible to unvestigate it by ultrasonography and computed tomography, allowing its surgical excision for tumoral disease of the superior biliary confluence.

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Le lobe caudé du foie est un secteur indépendant à cheval sur les foies droit et gauche. Il est séparé en 2 parties droites et gauches, marquées extérieurement par les processus caudé et papillaire. Son exploration est actuellement possible (échographie et tomodensitométrie), ce qui autorise son exérèse chirurgicale (pathologie tumorale du confluent biliaire supérieur).

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  1. Laboratoire d'Anatomie, UCF de Médecine, 1, rue Gaston-Veil, 44035, Nantes Cedex, France

    Y. Heloury, J. Leborgne, J. M. Rogez, R. Robert & J. Y. Barbin

  2. Laboratoire d'Anatomie, Faculté de Médecine, 45, rue des Saints-Pères, 75270, Paris Cedex 06, France

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Heloury, Y., Leborgne, J., Rogez, J.M. et al. The caudate lobe of the liver. Surg Radiol Anat 10, 83–91 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02094077

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