Accessory Hepatic Lobe: A Rare Cause of Prehepatic Portal Hypertension in a Child

Sag E., CANSU A., İMAMOĞLU M., ÇAKIR M.

PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY HEPATOLOGY & NUTRITION, cilt.21, sa.4, ss.361-364, 2018 (ESCI, Scopus)

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Accessory hepatic lobe is noted as and considered a rare disease in children. It can manifest with various symptoms and complications depending on the location, volume, type and position of the disease as presented on a child. The patient presented as a 14-month-old girl who was seen with a notable hepatosplenomegaly and portal hypertension. A diagnosis was made after taking an extensive medical history, observation and radiological examinations. The formal diagnosis was a prehepatic portal hypertension associated with accessory hepatic lobe.