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Fig. 4 | BMC Surgery

Fig. 4

From: Structure and surgical dissection layers of the bare area of the liver

Fig. 4

a The liver surface (*) is covered with glossy white connective tissues when dissected in the outer layer of the fused peritoneum (cadaver anatomy). b When dissected in the inner layer of the fused peritoneum, the liver surface (*) is naked compared to the adjacent surface with the liver serosa (cadaver anatomy). c Intraoperative image of a laparoscopic partial hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma in a 69-year-old man: The line between the outer layer and the inner layer of the fused peritoneum is shown by yellow arrowheads. d Intraoperative image of a laparoscopic partial hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastasis in a 71-year-old man: When the inner layer of the fused peritoneum is dissected, the liver surface (*) covered only by thin connective tissue is exposed

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