Liver Transplant India

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Articles on liver disease, transplant surgery and recovery from Dr. A. S. Soin and the liver transplant team. | Liver Information : About the Liver Where is it and what does it look like? The liver is located in the upper right-hand portion of the abdominal cavity, beneath the diaphragm (a sheet of muscle separating the chest and the abdomen), and on top of the stomach, right kidney, and intestines. The gall bladder is attached to the lower portion of the right side of the liver. Shaped like a cone, the liver is a dark reddish-brown organ that weighs about 1.2 kg. There are two distinct sources that supply blood to the liver: Oxygenated blood flows in from the hepatic artery Nutrient-rich blood flows in from the hepatic portal vein The liver holds about 500 ml (13 percent) of the body's blood supply a

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