Right posterior hepatic notch sign
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The right posterior hepatic notch sign is a sharp indentation of the normally smooth posterior right hepatic lobe margin. ThisIt is associated with cirrhosis, although the mechanism is not entirely clear. It has been suggested that this may be an indication of relative caudate lobe hypertrophy and decrease in size of the right hepatic lobe.
-<p>The <strong>right posterior hepatic notch sign</strong> is a sharp indentation of the normally smooth posterior right hepatic lobe margin. This is associated <a href="/articles/cirrhosis">cirrhosis</a>, although the mechanism is not entirely clear. It has been suggested that this may be an indication of relative <a href="/articles/hypertrophy-of-the-caudate-lobe">caudate lobe hypertrophy</a> and decrease in size of the right hepatic lobe.</p>- +<p>The <strong>right posterior hepatic notch sign</strong> is a sharp indentation of the normally smooth posterior right hepatic lobe margin. It is associated with <a href="/articles/cirrhosis">cirrhosis</a>, although the mechanism is not entirely clear. It has been suggested that this may be an indication of relative <a href="/articles/hypertrophy-of-the-caudate-lobe">caudate lobe hypertrophy</a> and decrease in size of the right hepatic lobe.</p>
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