title: Abdominal wall defect with liver appendage.
abstract: We present an unusual case in which an appendage of the liver was the only herniated organ through a small defect on the left lower quadrant of the abdominal wall. To our knowledge this is the first case reported with this malformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, LeBonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN 38103.
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Hixson
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Custer
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male