title: A wandering liver.
abstract: A wandering liver has been described throughout modern medical literature as a rare entity. During the last few years, an increasing number of cases have been reported associated with colonic volvulus. We report a 17-year-old with a hypermobile liver seen on multiple radiographs and CT. The intraoperative findings demonstrated the liver in its normal anatomic position. We suggest that this entity is more common than thought, and the rise in incidence is likely secondary to increased utilization of pre-operative imaging of patients with colonic obstruction. Increased suspicion might result in further increased incidence of this exceedingly rare entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of South Alabama, 2451 Fillingim St., Mobile, AL 36617, USA. bnichols0330@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Brandon W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: Maria S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Figarola
authors.forename: Todd B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Standley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed