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Fatty necrosis of falciform ligament due to torsion mimics falciform ligament cyst on MRI

İlknur Özdeniz, Ali Önder Devay, Ediz Tevfik Özgan
  • İlknur Özdeniz (Author) Department of Radiology, Bursa State Hospital, Bursa
  • Ali Önder Devay (Author) Department of General Surgery, Bursa State Hospital, Bursa
  • Ediz Tevfik Özgan (Author) Department of General Surgery, Bursa State Hospital, Bursa
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18621/eurj.347535
Abstract
The falciform ligament which is a broad and thin peritoneal ligament, divides the left and right subphrenic compartments. Some pathologies of this ligament can be a rare cause of acute abdomen. Mostly its pathologies present a challenge for diagnose. In a case who was admitted with acute abdomen, we determined a fatty necrosis of the falciform ligament during surgery. This rare primary pathology of the falciform ligament mimics falciform ligament cyst on MRI, which is another rare pathology. 
Keywords
falciform ligament, fatty necrosis, cyst, MRI
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Özdeniz İlknur, Devay A Önder, Özgan ET. Fatty necrosis of falciform ligament due to torsion mimics falciform ligament cyst on MRI. Eur Res J. 2018;4(4):448-451. doi:10.18621/eurj.347535
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  • Article Type Case Report
  • Submitted February 21, 2026
  • Published October 3, 2018
  • Issue Vol. 4 No. 4 (2018)
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