Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

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

  • Sag, Elif (Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University) ;
  • Cansu, Aysegul (Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University) ;
  • Imamoglu, Mustafa (Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University) ;
  • Cakir, Murat (Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University)
  • Received : 2017.10.02
  • Accepted : 2017.12.22
  • Published : 2018.10.15
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Abstract

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.

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