Elongated Left Lobe of Liver (the Beaver Tailed Liver)

 

 

 

Long left lobe of liver (normal variant):

  

In certain thin individuals (usually seen in thin women), the left lobe of liver appears elongated (see ultrasound images above), and overlies the spleen. In the above pictures, the spleen is seen to be hyperechoic compared to the left lobe (the so called "beaver tailed liver"). Ultrasound images courtesy of Dr. Ravi Kadasne, UAE. The machine used here is the Philips IU 22.