A rare case of accessory liver lobe torsion in a pediatric patient who showed recurrent epigastralgia and who was treated by elective laparoscopic resection.

Ayaka NaganoShun OnishiChihiro KedoinMayu MatsuiMasakazu MurakamiKoshiro SugitaKeisuke YanoToshio HarumatsuKoji YamadaWaka YamadaMakoto MatsukuboMitsuru MutoTatsuru KajiSatoshi Ieiri

Published in: Surgical case reports (2021)

The recurrent abdominal pain was induced by torsion of the ALL. Pediatric surgeons should consider ALL torsion as a differential diagnosis for epigastralgia of unknown etiology.

Keyphrases

rare case
abdominal pain
patients undergoing
robot assisted
quality improvement
minimally invasive
young adults