Frontiers in Pediatrics (Sep 2022)

Case report: A case of giant accessory hepatic lobe torsion combined with left hepatic vein branch thrombosis in a child

  • Xiangang Xiong,
  • Xiangang Xiong,
  • Yonghua Lou,
  • Teng Zhou,
  • Teng Zhou,
  • Zebing Zheng,
  • Zebing Zheng,
  • Yuanmei Liu,
  • Yuanmei Liu,
  • Rui Liu,
  • Rui Liu,
  • Kaizhi Zhang,
  • Kaizhi Zhang,
  • Yuan Gong,
  • Yuan Gong,
  • Chengyan Tang,
  • Chengyan Tang,
  • Zhu Jin,
  • Zhu Jin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.970876
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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The accessory hepatic lobe (AHL) is a rare congenital malformation of the hepatic tissue, among which the giant AHL is the rarest in children. Patients without complications are usually asymptomatic, and most auxiliary examinations cannot provide a definitive preoperative diagnosis. Surgical procedure is the only recommended management for patients who suffered from the complications of AHL. We report the case of a rare pediatric giant AHL torsion combined with left hepatic vein branch thrombosis which was successfully treated by laparoscopic lobectomy followed by excision of AHL.

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