An Incidental Discovery of the Intrathoracic Accessory Liver Lobe in a 72-Year-Old Man: Case Report and Literature Review
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Detailed Case Description
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Polikarpova, A.; Bains, H.K.; Thomson, S.; Gao, Y.; Morris, D.L. An Incidental Discovery of the Intrathoracic Accessory Liver Lobe in a 72-Year-Old Man: Case Report and Literature Review. Surgeries 2024, 5, 84-91. https://doi.org/10.3390/surgeries5010010
Polikarpova A, Bains HK, Thomson S, Gao Y, Morris DL. An Incidental Discovery of the Intrathoracic Accessory Liver Lobe in a 72-Year-Old Man: Case Report and Literature Review. Surgeries. 2024; 5(1):84-91. https://doi.org/10.3390/surgeries5010010
Chicago/Turabian StylePolikarpova, Aleksandra, Harinder K. Bains, Samuel Thomson, Yijun Gao, and David L. Morris. 2024. "An Incidental Discovery of the Intrathoracic Accessory Liver Lobe in a 72-Year-Old Man: Case Report and Literature Review" Surgeries 5, no. 1: 84-91. https://doi.org/10.3390/surgeries5010010
APA StylePolikarpova, A., Bains, H. K., Thomson, S., Gao, Y., & Morris, D. L. (2024). An Incidental Discovery of the Intrathoracic Accessory Liver Lobe in a 72-Year-Old Man: Case Report and Literature Review. Surgeries, 5(1), 84-91. https://doi.org/10.3390/surgeries5010010