Left medial segment of liver

Segmentum mediale sinistrum hepatis

  • Latin synonym: Segmentum IV hepatis
  • Synonym: Segment IV of liver
  • Related terms: Left medial segment; Segment IV; Segment IV; Left medial segment

Definition

Antoine Micheau

The left medial segment (Segment IV) is the anterior part of the left medial division, corresponding to the quadrate lobe.

It issituated between the left and middle hepatic veins. May be subdivided in two subsegments by the portal plane (according to Bismuth):

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