A rare case of accessory liver lobe torsion in a pediatric patient who showed recurrent epigastralgia and who was treated by elective laparoscopic resection

Abstract Background Accessory liver lobe (ALL) is a rare liver malformation. An ALL develops due to malformation of the endodermal caudal foregut and segmentation of the hepatic bud in the third week of gestation. Most ALLs are asymptomatic and are detected incidentally during abdominal surgery. The...

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Published in:	Surgical Case Reports
Main Authors:	Ayaka Nagano, Shun Onishi, Chihiro Kedoin, Mayu Matsui, Masakazu Murakami, Koshiro Sugita, Keisuke Yano, Toshio Harumatsu, Koji Yamada, Waka Yamada, Makoto Matsukubo, Mitsuru Muto, Tatsuru Kaji, Satoshi Ieiri
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan Surgical Society 2021-06-01
Subjects:	Accessory liver lobe Torsion Epigastralgia Laparoscopic surgery Children
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01231-6