title: An Unusual Content in a Congenital Hernia - Complete Spleno -gonadal Fusion Band.
abstract: Six years old boy underwent elective inguinal exploration for left congenital hernia. Per- operatively, an elongated, purplish-red, fleshy band of tissue was found inside the sac, adherent to the upper pole of testis. Biopsy was taken and the wound closed. An MRI done after 4 weeks proved the origin of the band from spleen. Laparotomy and excision of the band was done. The histo-pathology of the specimen was reported as normal splenic tissue. The above features are consistent with a diagnosis of spleno - gonadal fusion (SGF).
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam, Pondicherry, 607402 India ; 2, Sathyama Murthy St, Radha Krishnan Nagar, Pondicherry, 605009 India.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Mahalakshmi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam, Pondicherry, 607402 India.
authors.forename: S Deepak
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Barathi
keywords: MRI for spleno-gonadal fusion; Splenic anomalies; Splenic tissue in the testis; Spleno-gonadal fusion