title: Thoracoscopic resection of an intrathoracic accessory liver lobe: an incidental finding in the workup of a child with a respiratory infection.
abstract: A case of an intrathoracic accessory liver lobe in a five-year-old female is presented, representing an incidental finding during workup for a respiratory infection. MRI was used to identify what appeared to be an accessory intrathoracic liver lobe. Thoracoscopy confirmed the diagnosis, and removal was achieved through a minimally invasive surgical procedure. Based on an electronic literature search, this is the first known report of minimally invasive techniques to remove accessory liver from the chest in a pediatric patient.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smiley
authors.forename: Shane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Keefe
authors.forename: Justin Neal
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Rasner
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Iocono
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008099:Liver / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D013909:Thorax
keywords: Liver; Minimally invasive surgery; Thoracoscopy