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*Normal = 1-4 mmHg. | *Normal = 1-4 mmHg. | ||
**Elevated in portal hypertension. | **Elevated in portal hypertension. | ||
=Liver anatomy= | |||
The liver is divided into eight (Couinaud) segments: | |||
*Segment I = caudate lobe. | |||
*Segments II to VIII = clockwise from left upper lobe to left upper quadrant of the liver to the right of the inferior vena cava. | |||
**Segment IV is divided into: IVa (superior) and IVb (inferior). | |||
Image: | |||
*[http://masterofmedicine.com/couinauds-liver-segments/ Couinaud segments (masterofmedicine.com)]. | |||
=Normal histology= | =Normal histology= |
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