Abstract
We report a case of projectile vomiting in an infant, secondary to torsion of an accessory lobe of the liver, imaged by ultrasound.
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Grunz, J., Luisiri, A. & Cradock, T. Torsion of a hepatic lobe in the neonate — ultrasound findings. Pediatr Radiol 22, 192–193 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02012492
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