HYPOPLASIA OF LEFT HEPATIC LOBE DIAGNOSED BY LAPAROSCOPY. REPORT OF A CASE

Abstract

We presented a case of extreme hypoplasia of the left hepatic lobe diagnosed by laparoscopy. The patient was a 21-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital because of further evaluation for liver dysfunction. To confirm the histological diagnosis, laparoscopy was carried out. Laparoscopic appearance of the right hepatic lobe was compatible with chronic active hepatitis. But on the left side of falciform ligament, there was only a flattened remnant of the left hepatic lobe, and diagnosed as hypoplasia of left hepatic lobe. Histological findings of biopsied specimen from the right hepatic lobe showed chronic active hapatitis. The diagnosis of hypoplasia of the left hepatic lobe was confirmed by additional abdominal CT scanning and abdominal angiography findings.