Segmental hypoplasia of liver: The importance of radiologic recognition and reporting despite masterly inactivity

摘要

Segmental hypoplasia of the right lobe of liver is a very rare congenital abnormality which is usually asymptomatic and detected incidentally on cross sectional imaging like Computed tomography (CT) and Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It is usually associated with various other hepato-biliary anomalies. The radiologic identification of these anatomical variations has significant surgical and interventional implications. We report a case of segmental hypoplasia of posterior segments of right lobe of liver found incidentally on contrast enhanced CT (CECT) abdomen done to determine the cause of sub acute intestinal obstruction in a young adult male patient.