[The applied anatomy of human right posterior hepatic veins]

The right posterior hepatic veins (RPHV) were investigated using the stripped specimens of 55 cadaver adult livers and the corrosion casts of portal and hepatic venous system of 45 embryos and newborns. RPHV were found in 88 livers (88%). RPHV of 6 livers (6%) was thicker than the right hepatic vein. There were 4 types of RP-HV and they could be grouped under three anatomical locations: superior, intermedial and inferior RPHV. According to our observation, RPHV with calibre more than 0.50 cm was mainly in the group of inferior RPHV (72%). RPHV in 23 (41.82%) adult livers had extrahepatic course with a Length of 1.72 +/- 0.88 cm. The application of RPHV in hepatectomy and image diagnosis was also discussed.