Splenogonadal fusion.

Balaji, K C; Caldamone, A A; Rabinowitz, R; Ortenberg, J; Diamond, D A · J Urol · 1996

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report on 7 patients with splenogonadal fusion and review the literature on this unusual condition. The medical records of patients diagnosed with splenogonadal fusion between 1989 and 1994 at 4 institutions were retrospectively reviewed. All 7 patients were properly diagnosed at surgery and the testes were salvaged in 5. In 1 intersex patient gonadectomy was appropriate. Splenogonadal fusion is a rare condition. Familiarity with this lesion allows for intraoperative diagnosis and testicular salvage.

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