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The Liver
The liver represents the largest of the body, lying beneath the diaphragm in the right upper
abdomen; it is of irregular shape and weighs from 1-2 kg, or about 1/40 the weight
of the body. It receives a dual blood supply; approximately 20% of the blood flow
is oxygen-rich blood from the , and 80% is nutrient-rich blood from the arising from the stomach, intestines, and spleen.
The liver remains the only organ in the body that can regenerate after a portion
has been removed. This regenerative capacity allows major resections to be performed--up
to 75% of the liver. These types of resections can be performed provided the future
liver remnant is not functionally compromised from other complex diseases such as
, , non-alcoholic or alcoholic liver disease. The distribution
of the liver mass is maintained by a complex control mechanism in which bile flow,
, and hepatic vein flows are the main regulators.
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