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Splenogonadal fusion
Y F Alalayet1, K Mansoor, N A Shiba
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, Riyadh Medical Complex, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. alalayet_57@yahoo.com
Abstract:
We report a case of an 11-year-old boy who presented with a painless left scrotal mass of one year's duration. Clinical examination and diagnostic modalities indicated a solid left testicular mass. Exploration was done and a complete splenogonadal fusion was found. The ectopic splenic tissue was completely removed with preservation of the testis. Splenogonadal fusion is a rare and infrequently reported entity in the paediatric surgical literature. This was our first encounter with this condition. A review of the literature is briefly presented here.
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