title: Splenogonadal fusion: Report of four cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Splenogonadal fusion (SGF) is a rare congenital abnormality that affects children of both genders. Very few cases of SGF have been diagnosed preoperatively. In this study, the surgical findings and laparoscopic treatment of four children with SGF associated with intra-abdominal cryptorchidism are described. Laparoscopy was demonstrated to be the only accurate exploratory procedure for the diagnosis and surgical treatment of SGF with non-palpable testis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830054, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wan-Fu
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Mei-Xiang
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Luan
authors.forename: Zhu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Ya-Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chen
keywords: cryptorchidism; laparoscopy; spleen; splenogonadal fusion; testis