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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002;21:558-560
© 2002 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with intrathoracic ectopic liver lobule

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Atatürk University Medical Faculty, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey

Received 14 September 2001; received in revised form 27 November 2001; accepted 4 December 2001.

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A case of intrathoracic ectopia of the left lobe lateral segment of the liver in a patient with left-sided diaphragmatic hernia is described. The ectopic liver part was found in the left hemithorax during excision of the diaphragmatic hernia sac, but it was not the content of the sac. The ectopic liver part has not been described previously in the left hemithorax and is actually the primary abnormality. The diaphragmatic hernia is merely a secondary development through this potential gap on the diaphragm where the pedicle of the ectopic liver lobule passes.

Key Words: Ectopic liver • Intrathoracic liver • Diaphragmatic hernia