As seen by the naked eye, the liver has four lobes: right lobe, left lobe, caudate lobe, and quadrate lobe. This lobe division is based on surface features. When looking at the front of the liver, the ...

Niigata, Japan - The research group of Professor Kamimura in Niigata University have applied the novel, liver lobe-specific hydrodynamic delivery procedure to primates (baboons) for the first time.

Liver lobe torsion is a rare but critical condition characterised by the twisting of a hepatic lobe around its vascular pedicle, resulting in vascular obstruction, ischaemia and necrosis. This ...

The transplanted portion of the genetically modified pig liver was removed after 38 days, and the patient, who had advanced liver cancer and cirrhosis, died several months later. By Roni Caryn Rabin ...