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Morgan M, Bell D, Agenesis of the right hepatic lobe. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-34173
Agenesis of the right hepatic lobe is a rare variation in liver anatomy.
Radiographic features
- absence of the right hepatic lobe
- absence of right hepatic artery, right portal vein, and right hepatic biliary system
- compensatory hypertrophy of the left hepatic lobe and caudate lobe
- possible retrohepatic gallbladder
Differential diagnosis
- hepatectomy (look for postsurgical change)
- severe hypoplasia/atrophy of the right hepatic lobe: right lobe structures will still be present
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