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Review
. 1996 Aug;156(2 Pt 2):854-6.
doi: 10.1097/00005392-199608001-00086.

Splenogonadal fusion

K C Balaji  1 , A A Caldamone, R Rabinowitz, J Ortenberg, D A Diamond
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Review

Splenogonadal fusion

K C Balaji et al. J Urol. 1996 Aug.

Abstract

Purpose: We report on 7 patients with splenogonadal fusion and review the literature on this unusual condition.

Materials and methods: The medical records of patients diagnosed with splenogonadal fusion between 1989 and 1994 at 4 institutions were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: All 7 patients were properly diagnosed at surgery and the testes were salvaged in 5. In 1 intersex patient gonadectomy was appropriate.

Conclusions: Splenogonadal fusion is a rare condition. Familiarity with this lesion allows for intraoperative diagnosis and testicular salvage.

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