Surgical Anatomy
Liver blood supply and drainage
The liver’s dual blood supply: the hepatic artery brings about 25% of the flow, the portal vein the rest.
Morrison’s pouch
The hepatorenal pouch: a potential space between the liver and right kidney in the supramesocolic compartment.
High yield
Calot’s triangle
Dissected in every cholecystectomy. Identify the cystic artery and duct before dividing them.
Cantlie’s line: a brief overview
The plane that divides the liver into functional left and right lobes, central to hepatectomy.