Right lateral lobe of liver

Lobus hepatis dexter lateralis

Definition

The right lateral lobe of liver is cranially overlapped by the right medial lobe, caudally it overlaps the caudate process of the caudate lobe and is usually fused to it, laterally to the caudal vena cava. its most ventral extension lies opposite to the distal potion of the middle third of the caudal border of the right medial lobe. 

References

Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS Miller's Anatomy of the Dog, 4th Edition - Evans & de Lahunta- Elsevier

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