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Cantlie's line (diagram)

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis not applicable
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Cantlie's line.

Diagram

Cantlie's line.

Case Discussion

Cantlie's line is a vertical plane that divides the liver into left and right lobes creating the principal plane used for hepatectomy.

It extends from the inferior vena cava posteriorly to the middle of the gallbladder fossa anteriorly.

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