title: A surprising content of congenital hernia: complete splenogonadal fusion band.
abstract: Splenogonadal fusion is a rare congenital anomaly. We present the case of a 6-year-old boy who presented with a left inguinoscrotal swelling. With a clinical diagnosis of left congenital inguinal hernia the patient was taken up for explorative laparotomy where a transperitoneal band was noted adherent to the left testis. Biopsy revealed normal splenic tissue. Postoperatively the boy was imaged and a diagnosis of splenogonadal fusion was made. This article illustrates the imaging features of this rare anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: Prakash Manikka
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Lakshmanan
authors.forename: Ajit Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Aditya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nutakki
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography