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Riedel's lobe
Also known as:
Riedel' Forsatz (German)
Riedel' Leberforsatz (German)
Riedel’s process
Riedel' zungenförmiger Leberforsatz (German)
Associated persons:
Bernhard Moritz Carl Ludwig Riedel
Description:
An occasional tongue-shaped process of liver, frequently found protruding over the gallbladder in cases of chronic cholecystitis. Seen most frequently in women.
Bibliography:
- B. M. K. L. Riedel:
Ueber den zungenförmigen Fortsatz des rechten Leberlappens und seine pathognostische Bedeutung für die Erkrankung der Gallenblase nebst Bemerkungen über Gallensteinoperationen.
Berliner klinische Wochenschrift, 1888, 25: 577-581, 602-607.
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