title: A rare cause of acute abdomen: an isolated falciform ligament necrosis.
abstract: The falciform ligament is one of the anatomical structures which attach the liver to the diaphragm and anterior abdominal wall. Primary falciform ligament is very rare. In this article, we present a case of an isolated falciform ligament necrosis, a rare primary pathology of the falciform ligament, who was admitted with acute abdomen.
  
  
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  A 64-year-old female patient was admitted with the complaints of pain. Laboratory test results showed a leukocyte count of 17,000/mm(3). Imaging studies demonstrated intra-abdominal reactionary fluid along with a heterogeneous mass localized in the falciform ligament. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a necrotic mass of the falciform ligament. No other pathology responsible for falciform ligament necrosis was found. We believe that falciform ligament necrosis should be considered a preliminary diagnosis, if any ligament abnormality, tumor, intraligament air density, or the presence of reactionary fluid surrounding the ligament is detected through abdominal imaging studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, 1819/11 Sok. No. 16/10 İstasyonaltı Mahallesi, Çiğli, 35630 Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ziya Taner
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Ozkececı
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, 1819/11 Sok. No. 16/10 İstasyonaltı Mahallesi, Çiğli, 35630 Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozsoy
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, 1819/11 Sok. No. 16/10 İstasyonaltı Mahallesi, Çiğli, 35630 Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bahadır
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Celep
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, 1819/11 Sok. No. 16/10 İstasyonaltı Mahallesi, Çiğli, 35630 Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bal
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Karabuk University, 78000 Karabuk, Turkey.
authors.forename: Coskun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Polat