With regard to hepatic anatomy, the falciform ligament divides the___from the ___.
The overall anatomy of the liver is divided into a functional right and left 'unit' along the line between the gallbladder fossa and the middle hepatic vein ( Cantlie's line ). The falciform ligament divides the left lateral section from the left medial section. Clinical significance : The falciform ligament, along with the round, triangular, and coronary ligaments may be divided in a bloodless plane during liver resection. Couinaud liver segments RESECTIONS can be performed of individual segments or of the whole of the left or right hemiliver.
Right unit, left unit
Left medial section, left lateral section
Caudate lobe, quadrate lobe
Left medial section, right lobe
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Sx