Agenesis of the left hepatic lobe undergoing laparoscopic hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report

Agenesis of the left hepatic lobe undergoing laparoscopic hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report

Abstract Background Agenesis of the left hepatic lobe is a rare anomaly. It is defined as the absence of liver tissue to the left of the gallbladder fossa. Additionally, agenesis of the left hepatic lobe accompanied by hepatocellular carcinoma is quite rare. We experienced the case of a patient with...

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Main Authors: Katsunori Matsushita, Kunihito Gotoh, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yoshihumi Iwagami, Daisaku Yamada, Tadafumi Asaoka, Takehiro Noda, Hiroshi Wada, Koichi Kawamoto, Yuichiro Doki, Masaki Mori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-03-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Agenesis
Liver
Left lobe
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0325-z

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