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Persistent impairment of liver function caused by a pendulated accessory liver lobe
J Fogh1, N Tromholt, F Jørgensen
1Department of Clinical Physiology, Frederiksborg County Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark.
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine
|January 1, 1989
Summary
A rare pedunculated accessory liver lobe, with absence of the left lobe, was diagnosed using imaging. This case highlights intermittent torsion causing long-term fluctuating liver function test abnormalities.
Area of Science:
- Hepatology
- Radiology
- Surgical Anatomy
Background:
- Accessory liver lobes are rare congenital anomalies.
- Pedunculated accessory liver lobes are exceptionally uncommon.
- In vivo diagnosis of these anomalies is infrequent.