Many investigations on surgical methods and medical treatment are currently done on pigs. This is possible because the pig is sufficiently close genetically to humans. In recent years, progress in liver surgery has opened new possibilities in surgical treatment of liver diseases. Because the methods are relatively novel, various improvements are still needed, and it is thus helpful to conduct experimental surgeries on pig livers. We reviewed the literature to compare the anatomic and functional features of pig and human livers, information that will be of great importance for improving surgical techniques. During the literature review, we used various sources, such as PubMed, Scopus, and veterinary journals. Our results were summarized in diagrams to facilitate understanding of the vascular structure and biliary systems. We conclude that, although the shapes of the human and pig livers are quite different, the pig liver is divided into the same number of segments as the human liver, which also shows a common structure of the vascular system. Thus, with the anatomic and structural features of the pig liver taken into account, this animal model can be used in experimental hepatic surgery.
- MeSH
- arteria hepatica anatomie a histologie chirurgie MeSH
- druhová specificita MeSH
- hepatektomie metody MeSH
- játra krevní zásobení chirurgie MeSH
- katetrizační ablace metody MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- modely u zvířat MeSH
- Sus scrofa MeSH
- terapeutická embolizace metody MeSH
- transplantace jater metody MeSH
- věkové faktory MeSH
- velikost orgánu MeSH
- vena portae anatomie a histologie chirurgie MeSH
- venae hepaticae anatomie a histologie chirurgie MeSH
- žlučové cesty anatomie a histologie chirurgie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- přehledy MeSH
