Q: What is Riedel's lobe of liver?
Answer: Riedel's lobe is an anatomic variation. It can easily deceive a clinician as hepatomegaly as it extends below the level of the umbilicus. It is a right-sided tail or tongue-like downward projection from the right lobe of the liver. It is a benign condition but should be watched for as 30 percent of the population may carry it.
Further reading with pictures can be obtained from the given reference below.
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Reference:
Savopoulos C, Kakaletsis N, Kaiafa G, Iliadis F, Kalogera-Fountzila A, Hatzitolios AI. Riedel's lobe of the liver: a case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Jan;94(3):e430. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000000430. PMID: 25621695; PMCID: PMC4602636.
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