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Congenital anomalies involving the lobes of the liver are rare. Hypoplasia and agenesis occur more often in the left lobe. Agenesis of the right lobe is a rare anomaly with only about 42 cases reported in literature. In this communique we report one such case of agenesis of the right lobe of liver. A brief review of literature is made and its diagnosis and differential diagnosis are discussed.
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Gathwala, G., Sen, J. Agenesis of the right lobe of liver. Indian J Pediatr 70, 183–184 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02723752
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