Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Department of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania

Publications

• Case Report   
  Accessory Hepatic Lobe in Paediatric Patients: Case Report and a Comprehensive Literature Review
  Author(s): Laura Balanescu*, Andreea Alecsandra Moga, Tudor Stejarel Strimbu and Ancuta Mihaela Cardoneanu
  
  Background: Accessory Hepatic Lobe (AHL) is a rare congenital anomaly that consists of the presence of a supernumerary lobe of hepatic parenchyma. The incidence of AHL is less than 1%, with only 27 cases having been reported in the paediatric population to date. Aim: To identify studies in the literature on accessory hepatic lobe and present our experience with this condition. Material and methods: We report the case of a patient who underwent surgery for intestinal occlusion and was found to have an accessory liver lobe with an embedded gallbladder. We reviewed published articles on accessory hepatic lobes accessed via PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct and Web of Science. Keywords included accessory hepatic lobe, ectopic liver tissue, ectopic liver lobe, accessory liver lobe. The search included a.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2165-7920.2021.11.1467

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