levertakken
Levertakken is a Dutch term that broadly refers to the network of smaller vessels and ducts that supply and drain the liver. In medical usage, levertakken encompasses the intrahepatic branches of the hepatic artery, the portal vein, the hepatic veins, and the intrahepatic bile ducts that originate or travel through the liver parenchyma. The term is often used in discussions of hepatic anatomy and surgical planning to describe the branching patterns within the liver.
The liver’s primary vascular supply comes from the hepatic arterial system and the portal venous system. The
Knowledge of levertakken is crucial in hepatobiliary surgery and transplantation. Variation in the branching patterns is
Liver anatomy; hepatic artery and portal vein; Couinaud segmentation; Glissonian pedicle.