Accessory Hepatic Lobe: A Rare Cause of Prehepatic Portal Hypertension in a Child.
10.5223/pghn.2018.21.4.361
- Author:
Elif SAĞ
1
;
Ayşegül CANSU
;
Mustafa İMAMOĞLU
;
Murat ÇAKIR
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey. drturkmen61@ gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Accessory hepatic lobe;
Child;
Portal hypertension
- MeSH:
Child*;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Humans;
Hypertension, Portal*;
Infant;
Rare Diseases
- From:Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
2018;21(4):361-364
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
