Rolandic Anatomy
Caudate Lobe
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A small, functionally independent lobe of the liver. Because it has its own venous drainage directly into the IVC, it often hypertrophies in Budd-Chiari syndrome (hepatic vein obstruction) as it compensates for the rest of the liver.
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