To the editor:

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We read with great interest the article by Sakai M, et al entitled “Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Liver: Case Report and Review of the Literature” in which the authors present an infant with an inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) of the liver and present a literature review. 1 Sakai M Ikeda H Suzuki N et al. Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver: Case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Surg. 2001; 36: 663-666 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (45) Google Scholar The authors have mentioned that the first case of IPT was presented by Hertzer et al 2 Hertzer NR Hawk WA Hermann RE Inflammatory lesions of the liver which simulate tumor: Report of two cases in children. Surgery. 1971; 69: 839-846 PubMed Google Scholar and, since then, 15 cases (including the authors' case) were reported. A similar literature review of IPT has been made by us in 1995 consisting of 13 cases. 3 Ciftci AO Çağglar M Tanyel FC et al. Diagnostic aids in inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver. Pediatric Surg Int. 1995; 10: 161-164 Crossref Scopus (11) Google Scholar When we compare these literature reviews, we have noticed that the cases reported by Haith et al, 4 Haith EE Kepes JJ Holder TM Inflammatory pseudotumor involving the common bile duct of a six-year old boy: Successful pancreatico-duodenectomy. Surgery. 1964; 56: 436-441 PubMed Google Scholar Shinada et al, 5 Shinada K Uchino T Taira T A case of inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver. Pediatr Oncol. 1980; 15: 26-29 Google Scholar Daimaru et al, 6 Daimaru U Tuneyoshi M Enjoji M Inflammatory pseudotumor. Pediatr Oncol. 1983; 19: 241-242 Google Scholar and Ciftci et al 3 Ciftci AO Çağglar M Tanyel FC et al. Diagnostic aids in inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver. Pediatric Surg Int. 1995; 10: 161-164 Crossref Scopus (11) Google Scholar (our case) have not been mentioned in the paper by Sakai et al. 1 Sakai M Ikeda H Suzuki N et al. Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver: Case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Surg. 2001; 36: 663-666 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (45) Google Scholar