What are the nine liver subsegments according to Couinaud?
What are the nine liver subsegments according to Couinaud?
Couinaud divides the liver into superior and inferior portions at the porta hepatis, creating nine liver subsegments.
1 Caudate lobe
2 Superior lateral segment (left lobe)
3 Inferior lateral segment (left lobe)
4a Superior medial segment (left lobe)
4b Inferior medial segment (left lobe)
5 Inferior anterior segment (right lobe)
6 Inferior posterior segment (right lobe)
7 Superior posterior segment (right lobe)
8 Superior anterior segment (right lobe)