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Cureus
December 2024
Hepatobiliary Surgery, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Townsville, AUS.
Left-sided gallbladder (LSGB) is a rare anatomical variation where the gallbladder is to the left of the falciform ligament and ligamentum teres. Most commonly, it is discovered as an incidental finding at the time of operation (typically for cholecystectomy). We describe a case of left-sided gallbladder in a 71-year-old female.
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January 2025
Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Mashhad university of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Breast cancer lymphoscintigraphy is a crucial tool in pre-operative assessment, typically revealing sentinel lymph node drainage patterns within axillary and extra-axillary regions. However, rare cases challenge conventional understanding. We report a 67-year-old woman with breast cancer, where lymphoscintigraphy revealed focal uptake within the falciform ligament of the liver, an exceedingly rare phenomenon.
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November 2024
General Surgery, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, IND.
Background Duodenal perforation is a life-threatening condition. Laparoscopic repair using the falciform ligament is a minimally invasive technique that has shown promising results. We present a case series of patients who underwent laparoscopic repair of duodenal perforation using the falciform ligament as an alternative to conventional techniques.
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December 2024
Department of Research, Medical Research Circle (MedReC), Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Introduction And Importance: Severe pre-eclampsia is a medical condition that affects women during the last two trimesters of pregnancy. Hemorrhagic hepatic infarction is a hepatic complication and is rarely encountered in women with severe pre-eclampsia. This case report aims to present the characteristics of hemorrhagic hepatic infarction in a pregnant woman with severe pre-eclampsia.
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October 2024
Medicine Department, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá D.C., COL.
Wandering liver (WL) is an exceptionally rare anatomical variant, scarcely described in the medical literature. This condition is characterized by hypermobility of the liver within the abdominal cavity, resulting from the weakening, laxity, or absence of the liver's suspensory ligaments. This case report describes a 28-year-old male patient with a history of Sashi-Pena syndrome who presented with chronic, nonspecific abdominal pain, in which cross-sectional imaging incidentally revealed WL.
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