“Wandering Liver” in a neonate: case report and review of the literature

Wandering liver describes the phenomenon where the liver moves freely from the right side of the abdomen to the left. It is believed to be associated with a persistent ventral mesentery, and most reported cases were diagnosed during investigations of intestinal obstruction. The operative findings describe lax or absent suspensory ligaments of the liver and a long colonic mesentery. There are only a few presentations of asymptomatic wandering liver, and there is no clear course of treatment of those cases. We present a case of wandering liver in a prematurely born neonate and a review of the literature.