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Abstract
The liver is the largest solid organ in the body. The weight of a normal liver comprises about 1/18 of the newborn child’s body weight (approx. 5%) and about 1/50 of the adult’s body weight (2.3-3%), varying in men from 1,500-1,800 g and in women from 1,300-1,500 g. The relatively larger weight in infancy is mainly due to an enlargement of the left lobe. The weight of the liver relative to body weight decreases from 3% to 2% with age. With regard to size, the liver is on average 25-30 cm in width, 12-20 cm in length and 6-10 cm in thickness.