title: Continuous-type splenogonadal fusion: report of a rare case.
abstract: Splenogonadal fusion is a rare congenital anomaly. It has two subtypes, discontinuous and continuous. Up to one-third of continuous-type fusion is associated with other congenital anomalies. We present a continuous-type splenogonadal fusion case that was found incidentally during indirect hernia repair; the testicle was preserved during excision. Laparoscopic exploration was helpful in identifying the isolated polysplenia as the origin of continuous-type splenogonadal fusion, and in excising the cord-like attachment proximally. The patient had no other associated anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children's Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey. droktav@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Oktav
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bosnalı
authors.forename: İnanç
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Cici
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moralıoğlu
authors.forename: Ayşenur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cerrah-Celayir
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities*