Splenogonadal fusion.
OBJECTIVE
We report on 7 patients with splenogonadal fusion and review the literature on this unusual condition.


METHODS
The medical records of patients diagnosed with splenogonadal fusion between 1989 and 1994 at 4 institutions were retrospectively reviewed.


RESULTS
All 7 patients were properly diagnosed at surgery and the testes were salvaged in 5. In 1 intersex patient gonadectomy was appropriate.


CONCLUSIONS
Splenogonadal fusion is a rare condition. Familiarity with this lesion allows for intraoperative diagnosis and testicular salvage.
Balaji
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University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, USA.
Caldamone
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Rabinowitz
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Ortenberg
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Diamond
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery