Liver Flashcards
Ductus venous connects
Portal vein and inferior vena cava
The quadrate and caudate lobes are functionally part of wc side of the liver
Left
Aka hilum of liver
Porta hepatis
The hepatoduodenal ligament contains?
Portal triad
Occlusion of hepatoduodenal ligament (technique)
Pringle maneuver
Only clotting factor not found in the liver
Factor VIII
Caudate lobe is drained by te
IVC
Assessment of hepatic reserve
Child Turcotte Pugh Score
Parameters in child pugh score
Nutrional status, ascites, enceph, bilirubin, albumin, PT
Normal portal pressure
5-10 mmHg
pressure necessary for varices to form and bleed
> 12
Medical prevention of varices
Beta blockers
Preferred agent for pharmacologic therapy of varices
Octreotide
When is TIPS ised
Esophageal varices- child B and C (A- surgical shunt)
Congestive hepatopathy characterized by obstruction to hepatic venous flow
Budd chiari syndrome
Aka ecks fistula
End to side portacaval anastamosis
Aka warren shunt
Distal splenorenal shunt
Dx and TX for budd chiari
Hepatic venography; systemic anti coagulation
Most common symptom and indication for resection
Hemangioma
Mgmt for hemangioma
Enucleation or resection
Clearest risk factors for adenoma
Oral contraceptive use
Mgmt for adenoma
Resectiont
Mgmt for nodular hyperplasia mgmt
Symptomatic:resect; asynp: observe
Most common malignant liver tumor
Metastatic
Aka klatskin tumor
Extrahepatic proximal(hilar) cholangiocarcinoma