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Children have a larger liver in relation to their body weight as compared to adults. While the liver to body weight ratio in adults is around 2%, it is around 4% in infants. The segmental anatomy in children is very similar to that in adults.
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Reddy, M.S. (2019). Liver Anatomy for Pediatric Intensivist. In: Shanmugam, N., Dhawan, A. (eds) Pediatric Liver Intensive Care. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1304-2_1
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