title: Splenogonadal fusion: an unusual case of an acute scrotum.
abstract: We highlight a case on a normal left testicle with a fibrovascular cord with three nodules consistent with splenic tissue. The torsed splenule demonstrated hemorrhage with neutrophilic infiltrate and thrombus consistent with chronic infarction and torsion. Splenogonadal fusion (SGF) is a rather rare entity, with approximately 184 cases reported in the literature. The most comprehensive review was that of 123 cases completed by Carragher in 1990. Since then, an additional 61 cases have been reported in the scientific literature. We have studied these 61 cases in detail and have included a summary of that information here.
authors.affiliation: The University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Rena D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.affiliation: The University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Dennis B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: Acute scrotum; Splenogonadal fusion