2010
DOI: 10.5580/11de
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Congenital agenesis of the right lobe of the liver in situs ambiguous revealed by a colonic obstruction due to a wandering spleen torsion: report of a case

Abstract: Congenital agenesis of the right lobe of the liver in situs ambiguous is rare. This abnormality revealed by a colonic obstruction due to a wandering spleen torsion has never been described. We report the case of a young man admitted for acute colonic obstruction associated with a painful hypogastric mass. Plain abdominal X-ray showed an enormous colonic dilatation with a soft-tissue density imaging in the lower middle quadrant. Laparotomy found a colonic obstruction due to pedicle torsion of a wandering spleen… Show more

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