Anatomical relations of liver

The liver is related to the following organs and structures:

• Anterior - diaphragm (Read more!), right and left costal margins (Read more!), lower ribs (Read more!) and their corresponding costal cartilages, xiphoid process of the sternum, and anterior abdominal wall;
• Superior - diaphragm;
• Posterior - diaphragm, and inferior vena cava (Read more!);
• Inferior - right kidney (Read more!), right adrenal (suprarenal) gland (Read more!), esophagus (Read more!), fundus and pylorus of the stomach, gallbladder (Read more!), descending part of the duodenum, right colic (hepatic) flexure (Read more!), transverse colon (Read more!), and lesser omentum.