Publication Name	World Journal of Experimental Medicine
Manuscript ID	94357
Country	Trinidad and Tobago

Received	2024-03-17 01:10
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Category	Anatomy & Morphology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Hepatic grooves: An observational study at laparoscopic surgery
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Shamir O Cawich, Dexter A Thomas, Fawwaz Mohammed, Michael T Gardner, Marlene Craigie, Shaneeta Johnson and Ramnanand S Kedambady
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Shamir O Cawich http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3377-0303 Dexter A Thomas http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3744-744X Fawwaz Mohammed http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1346-8628 Michael T Gardner http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0352-7022 Ramnanand S Kedambady http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3190-0533
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Corresponding Author	Shamir O Cawich, FACS, Professor, Department of Surgery, University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, St Augustine 000000, Trinidad and Tobago. socawich@hotmail.com
Key Words	Liver; Variant; Vein; Hepatic; Surgery
Core Tip	The upper surface of the liver is usually smooth and convex, but deep depressions are present in 5%-40% of patients. Laparoscopic surgery provides an opportunity to examine the relationship between surface depressions and the diaphragm. This study showed that 51 (12.9%) of 394 patients had prominent surface depressions on the liver. There was significant association between the presence of surface depressions and diaphragmatic muscular bands, giving credence to the diaphragmatic-band theory for surface depressions.
Publish Date	2024-06-19 10:25
Citation	<p>Cawich SO, Thomas DA, Mohammed F, Gardner MT, Craigie M, Johnson S, Kedambady RS. Hepatic grooves: An observational study at laparoscopic surgery. <i>World J Exp Med</i> 2024; 14(2): 94357</p>
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-315x/full/v14/i2/94357.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5493/wjem.v14.i2.94357

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