Torsion of an accessory lobe of the liver in an infant.
This report concerns a 6-month-old boy who had omphalocele repair as a newborn and then had torsion of an accessory hepatic lobe, resulting in necrosis. A successful outcome was achieved by resecting the torsed accessory lobe.
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Maternity and Children's Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi, Arabia.
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Elmasalme
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Aljudaibi
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Matbouly
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Hejazi
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Zuberi
D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D014102:Torsion Abnormality