Abstract
“Wandering liver” describes an excessive mobility of the liver caused by abnormalities
of hepatic fixation that could lead to hepatic pedicle torsion or bowel obstruction.
It is considered a rare entity, but because of the evolution in medical imaging techniques,
this unusual condition is being identified more often. We report 2 cases presenting
with chronic vague abdominal pain, diagnosed by abdominal ultrasonography and the
use of cine–magnetic resonance imaging sequences with dynamic maneuvers. We tried
to correlate our ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging findings to peroperative
findings and insist on the usefulness of dynamic maneuvers when confronted with atypical
symptoms and a normal abdominal ultrasound scan finding.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
July 1,
2012
Received in revised form:
June 19,
2012
Received:
March 19,
2012
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© 2012 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
