Left hepatic lobe agenesis, a rare anatomical condition

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2022 Nov;114(11):674-675. doi: 10.17235/reed.2022.8677/2022.

Abstract

Left hepatic lobe agenesis is a rare congenital disorder, first reported by Wakefield in 1898. Since then, less than 40 cases have been described in the literature. We present the case of a man with a left hepatic lobe agenesis diagnosed during the study of obstructive jaundice.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Liver* / diagnostic imaging
  • Male