title: Torsion of pedunculated accessory liver lobe with acute acalculous cholecystitis.
abstract: Accessory lobes of the liver are very uncommon and rarely symptomatic. We report the occurrence of torsion and infarction of a pedunculated accessory lobe of the liver with acute cholecystitis. The speculated possibilities of the coexistent pathologies and its management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Bhatia General Hospital, Tardeo Road, Mumbai, 400007 India.
authors.forename: Kamlesh K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Bhatia General Hospital, Tardeo Road, Mumbai, 400007 India.
authors.forename: Rachel M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Bhatia General Hospital, Tardeo Road, Mumbai, 400007 India.
authors.forename: Vikrant
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhagvat
keywords: Accessory liver lobe; Acute cholecystitis; Emphysematous cholecystitis; Torsion of liver lobe