Email this article Ectopic liver (hepatic choristoma) in clinical practice: literature review and clinical case
- Authors: Vereshchak V.V.1, Yurichev I.N.1, Glukhov E.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Clinical Hospital “Lapino” of the “Mother and Child” Group of companies
- Issue: Vol 6, No 1 (2026)
- Pages: 57-61
- Section: RARE CONGENITAL SURGICAL PATHOLOGIES: DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGES AND TREATMENT SELECTION
- Published: 08.04.2026
- URL: https://mdonco.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/223
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17650/2782-3202-2026-6-1-57-61
- ID: 223
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Abstract
Choristoma is a region of normally formed tissue located in an abnormal location. Ectopic liver is a rare clinical condition characterized by the presence of hepatic tissue outside the anatomical and topographical location of the organ. Despite its low incidence, this condition requires special attention due to challenges of diagnosis and selection of the optimal treatment approach.
The article presents a clinical case of successful diagnosis and treatment of a patient with pain syndrome in the upper abdominal cavity caused by inflammation of an accessory liver lobe.
About the authors
V. V. Vereshchak
Clinical Hospital “Lapino” of the “Mother and Child” Group of companies
Email: ilia-yurichev@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, 111 1st Uspenskoe Shosse, Lapino, Moscow region 143081
I. N. Yurichev
Clinical Hospital “Lapino” of the “Mother and Child” Group of companies
Author for correspondence.
Email: ilia-yurichev@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1345-041X
Russian Federation, 111 1st Uspenskoe Shosse, Lapino, Moscow region 143081
E. V. Glukhov
Clinical Hospital “Lapino” of the “Mother and Child” Group of companies
Email: ilia-yurichev@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4108-9956
Russian Federation, 111 1st Uspenskoe Shosse, Lapino, Moscow region 143081
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