Revisiting Liver Anatomy and Terminology of Hepatectomies

Since the development of liver surgery, several descriptions of liver anatomical division and hepatectomies have been made, causing some confusion among surgeons.The initial anatomical description according to Couinaud is reviewed and corrected taking into account the descriptions made in the following decades.It seems that by reviewing the description of the different authors, a precise anatomical division of the liver may be achieved and a...