Liver Anatomy
The liver is divided into 8 of these based on the Couinaud classification.
Segments
These hepatitis viruses are transmitted through the fecal-oral route.
Hepatitis A & E
AST is also found in these organs.
Muscles (including cardiac tissue)
Patients with cirrhosis should be screened for hepatocellular carcinoma every 6 months using these tools.
Imaging (typically ultrasound) and alfa-fetoprotein
A tumor marker often used to diagnose hepatocellular carcinoma
Alfa-feto protein (AFP)
This blood vessel supplies 2/3 of the blood flow to the liver.
Portal vein
This liver virus is especially deadly in pregnancy, with up to 20% mortality
Hepatitis E
This is the only liver enzyme that is normally elevated in pregnancy
Alkaline phosphatase (found in the placenta)
Formally known as Laennec's cirrhosis
Alcohol-associated cirrhosis
These two hepatocellular carcinoma treatment options are the only treatments done with curative intent.
Surgical resection, liver transplant
All liver segments, except this one, drain into hepatic veins
Segment 1/Caudate lobe (drains into IVC)
This liver virus can be passed down from mother to child at time of delivery.
Hepatitis B
This ratio of liver enzymes is commonly used to identify alcohol-associated liver disease.
AST:ALT > 2:1
This beta-blocker also has alpha-activity on the hepatic sinusoid, and is often recommended to manage portal hypertension in cirrhosis.
Carvedilol
This radioactive element is used in locoregional hepatocellular carcinoma treatment.
Yttrium-90
A clamping technique used to obstruct the hepatic artery and portal vein.
Pringle Maneuver.
Sofosbuvir is one of the drugs used in combination with other direct-acting antivirals to treat this hepatitis virus.
Hepatitis C
An elevated indirect bilirubin and very low alkaline phosphatase (below normal) can suggest this rare liver condition.
Wilson disease
Zinc is a 3rd line medication to treat this specific complication of cirrhosis
Hepatic encephalopathy
This Spanish city also shares its name with a classification system for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Barcelona
This natural communication between the greater peritoneal cavity and the lesser sac is inferior to the caudate process of the liver.
Foramen of Winslow (or epiploic foramen)
This is the only drug approved for hepatitis delta-specific treatment
Bulevirtide
This benign condition is cause by one of the liver enzymes binding to protein leading to a false high reading.
Macro-AST
Patients with cirrhosis found to have gastric varices have this vascular abnormality.
Splenorenal shunt
This form of chemotherapy is commonly added to beads delivered through the hepatic artery to treat liver cancer.
Doxorubicin