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Indian Journal of Surgery
Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery 1/2013

01-06-2013 | Case Report

Torsion of Pedunculated Accessory Liver Lobe with Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis

Authors: Kamlesh K. Khandelwal, Rachel M. Gomes, Vikrant Bhagvat

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery | Special Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

Accessory lobes of the liver are very uncommon and rarely symptomatic. We report the occurrence of torsion and infarction of a pedunculated accessory lobe of the liver with acute cholecystitis. The speculated possibilities of the coexistent pathologies and its management are discussed.
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Metadata
Title
Torsion of Pedunculated Accessory Liver Lobe with Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis
Authors
Kamlesh K. Khandelwal
Rachel M. Gomes
Vikrant Bhagvat
Publication date
01-06-2013
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Surgery / Issue Special Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0972-2068
Electronic ISSN: 0973-9793
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0535-3

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