title: Torsion of Accessory Hepatic Lobe.
abstract: An accessory hepatic lobe is a rare congenital anomaly that can undergo torsion and present as an acute surgical emergency. A 5-year-old child admitted as acute abdomen, on laparotomy found to have torsion of accessory lobe of liver, is being reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Saravanan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Natarajan
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.lastname: Jayasudha
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Manikandhan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Periasamy
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Saminathan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rangasamy
keywords: Accessory hepatic lobe; acute abdomen; torsion