Radiographic Features of Lobar Agenesis of the Liver

Makanjuola, Dorothy; Al-Smayer, S.; Alorainy, Ibrahim A.; AlSaleh, Muneera R.

doi:10.1177/02841851960371p157

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“…9 Makanjuola et al reported five patients with agenesis of the right lobe of the liver, all of whom had right hypochondriac pain or epigastric pain as the presenting symptom. 6 According to Radin et al, 2 of the 24 patients with this anomaly reported in the world literature, 12 (50%) had biliary tract diseases, 9 had cholecystolithasis, 2 choledocholithiasis, and 1 carcinoma of the gallbladder. The authors speculated that the abnormal hepatic morphologic characteristics and resultant displacement of the gallbladder produce compression or torsion of the cystic duct, leading to stasis of the bile in the gallbladder and thus resulting in the observed calculus formation.…”

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“…5 Thus, congenital agenesis of the right lobe of the liver, as described in the present report, is an extremely rare anomaly; only a few such case reports have appeared in the literature. [1][2][3][4][6][7][8] Clinically, such patients tend to be asymptomatic of the condition itself but are symptomatic of associated conditions such as biliary tract disease, portal hypertension, and volvulus of the stomach. 9 Makanjuola et al reported five patients with agenesis of the right lobe of the liver, all of whom had right hypochondriac pain or epigastric pain as the presenting symptom.…”

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“…6 The authors also stressed the possibility of misinterpreting the imaging findings of this condition; for example, the U-shaped stomach and low colloid uptake, corresponding to the right liver lobe at scintigraphy, were initially attributed to space-occupying lesions.…”

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Agenesis of the right lobe of the liver: Report of a case

Sato¹,

Kawakami²,

Matsumoto³

et al. 1998

Surg Today

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A case of congenital agenesis of the right lobe of the liver detected in a patient with gastric cancer is reported. The diagnosis of this rare anatomical variant was established by a combination of computed tomography, abdominal angiography, and operative findings. The importance of accurately recognizing this condition is stressed, and the clinical presentation, radiographic appearance, and differential diagnosis are also discussed.

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Agenesis of the right lobe of the liver: Report of a case

Sato¹,

Kawakami²,

Matsumoto³

et al. 1998

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“…A hammock or U-shaped deformity of the stomach may be caused by pressure from the enlarged left liver lobe (18).…”

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Hypoplasia of the Right Hepatic Lobe Combined with a Floating Gallbladder

Kabaroudis

Papaziogas

Atmatzidis

et al. 2003

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

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Agenesis or hypoplasia of the right hepatic lobe combined with a floating gallbladder is an extremely rare condition. We report a case of hypoplasia of the right hepatic lobe, discovered in a 65-year old female. This was an incidental finding at CT scan for staging of a right colonic cancer. The CT evidenced the presence of a hypoplastic right lobe, while the left lobe was diffusely enlarged. Furthermore, the gallbladder was described as floating with partially calcified walls. The diagnosis of this rare anomaly was confirmed intraoperatively. The patient underwent right hemicolectomy and cholecystectomy. Biopsies were taken from both right and left hepatic lobes, revealing the presence of normal hepatic parenchyma. Since all causes of acquired atrophy of the liver had been ruled out, we considered this case to be of congenital origin.

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“…Few cases have been described in the literature [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]. Absence of a lobe of the liver can be due to several events, such as neoplasia, chronic damage, trauma, prior surgical resection, and agenesis [5].…”

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