Cottage loaf sign (liver)

Last revised by Mohammadtaghi Niknejad ◉ on 26 Jun 2022

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Citation:

Skorupka K, Niknejad M, Bickle I, et al. Cottage loaf sign (liver). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 01 Oct 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-7429

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-7429

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/7429

rID:

7429

Article created:

1 Nov 2009, Katarzyna Skorupka

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Katarzyna Skorupka had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

26 Jun 2022, Mohammadtaghi Niknejad ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Mohammadtaghi Niknejad had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

12 times, by 6 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Hepatobiliary

Sections:

Signs

Tags:

stub, cases

Synonyms:

Cottage loaf sign in diaphragmatic rupture

The cottage loaf sign occurs as a result of a right-sided diaphragmatic rupture with partial herniation of the liver through the diaphragmatic defect. The herniated component is separated by a waist at the diaphragm from the larger intra-abdominal component. This shape is reminiscent of a cottage loaf, a particular shape of bread in which larger and smaller roughly spherical balls are squashed together, forming a cottage shape ².