title: Agenesis of the right lobe of liver.
abstract: Congenital anomalies involving the lobes of the liver are rare. Hypoplasia and agenesis occur more often in the left lobe. Agenesis of the right lobe is a rare anomaly with only about 42 cases reported in literature. In this communique we report one such case of agenesis of the right lobe of liver. A brief review of literature is made and its diagnosis and differential diagnosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Medicine, Pt BDS PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India. g_gathwala@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Geeta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gathwala
authors.forename: Jyotsana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology; D008099:Liver / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed