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ArticleJournal of ultrasound2025

The contribution of ultrasound in the diagnostic pathway of a symptomatic hepatocellular adenoma arising from ectopic liver.

Nicholas Vanigli, Laura Melotti, Nikolas Dussias, Amalia Sanna Passino, Elena Mazzotta, Chiara De Molo, Lorenzo Gentilini, Gilberto Poggioli, Paolo Gionchetti, Fernando Rizzello

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Article in Journal of ultrasound, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicholas VanigliUniversity Hospital of Bologna Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Di Bologna Policlinico Di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy. nicholas.vanigli@studio.unibo.it.
Laura MelottiUniversity Hospital of Bologna Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Di Bologna Policlinico Di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.
Nikolas DussiasUniversity Hospital of Bologna Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Di Bologna Policlinico Di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.
Amalia Sanna PassinoUniversity Hospital of Bologna Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Di Bologna Policlinico Di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.
Elena MazzottaUniversity Hospital of Bologna Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Di Bologna Policlinico Di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.
Chiara De MoloUniversity Hospital of Bologna Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Di Bologna Policlinico Di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.
Lorenzo GentiliniUniversity Hospital of Bologna Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Di Bologna Policlinico Di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.
Gilberto PoggioliUniversity Hospital of Bologna Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Di Bologna Policlinico Di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.
Paolo GionchettiUniversity Hospital of Bologna Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Di Bologna Policlinico Di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.
Fernando RizzelloUniversity Hospital of Bologna Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Di Bologna Policlinico Di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.
Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ectopic liver (EL) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by the presence of a mass composed of hepatic tissue localized in a different anatomical location with no connection to the native liver. Usually an incidental finding, EL can rarely cause symptoms such as abdominal pain due to torsion, intraperitoneal bleeding, compression, obstruction, or neoplastic transformation, both benign and malignant. EL is often suspected after instrumental investigations such as ultrasound, CT and MRI, however a definitive diagnosis is necessarily bioptic. Here we report a case of a 22-year-old Italian female patient with acute abdominal pain, who underwent abdominal ultrasound, CEUS with Sonovue®, CT scan and ultrasound-guided biopsy which raised the suspicion of hepatocellular adenoma (H-HCA). After a laparoscopic excision of the lesion a diagnosis of H-HCA was formulated.

Indexed as

Adenoma, Liver CellChoristomaLiverLiver NeoplasmsContrast MediaDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonographyYoung AdultContrast MediaEctopic liverHepatocellular adenomaUltrasound

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PMID38393453
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