title: Wandering liver: ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis.
abstract: "Wandering liver" describes an excessive mobility of the liver caused by abnormalities of hepatic fixation that could lead to hepatic pedicle torsion or bowel obstruction. It is considered a rare entity, but because of the evolution in medical imaging techniques, this unusual condition is being identified more often. We report 2 cases presenting with chronic vague abdominal pain, diagnosed by abdominal ultrasonography and the use of cine-magnetic resonance imaging sequences with dynamic maneuvers. We tried to correlate our ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging findings to peroperative findings and insist on the usefulness of dynamic maneuvers when confronted with atypical symptoms and a normal abdominal ultrasound scan finding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Radiology, La Timone Children Hospital, 264 Rue Saint Pierre, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France. Salem.Bauones@ap-hm.fr
authors.forename: Salem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bauones
authors.forename: Hanh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoang
authors.forename: Celine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roman
authors.forename: Geraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hery
authors.forename: Arnauld
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delarue
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gorincour
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography