Splenogonadal fusion: Report of four cases and review of the literature

Splenogonadal fusion (SGF) is a rare congenital abnormality that affects children of both genders. Very few cases of SGF have been diagnosed preoperatively. In this study, the surgical findings and laparoscopic treatment of four children with SGF associated with intra-abdominal cryptorchidism are de...

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Autores principales: LI, WAN-FU, LUAN, MEI-XIANG, MA, ZHU, CHEN, YA-JUN
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3786919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24137272
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1207
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author LI, WAN-FU
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description Splenogonadal fusion (SGF) is a rare congenital abnormality that affects children of both genders. Very few cases of SGF have been diagnosed preoperatively. In this study, the surgical findings and laparoscopic treatment of four children with SGF associated with intra-abdominal cryptorchidism are described. Laparoscopy was demonstrated to be the only accurate exploratory procedure for the diagnosis and surgical treatment of SGF with non-palpable testis.
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spelling pubmed-37869192013-10-17 Splenogonadal fusion: Report of four cases and review of the literature LI, WAN-FU LUAN, MEI-XIANG MA, ZHU CHEN, YA-JUN Exp Ther Med Articles Splenogonadal fusion (SGF) is a rare congenital abnormality that affects children of both genders. Very few cases of SGF have been diagnosed preoperatively. In this study, the surgical findings and laparoscopic treatment of four children with SGF associated with intra-abdominal cryptorchidism are described. Laparoscopy was demonstrated to be the only accurate exploratory procedure for the diagnosis and surgical treatment of SGF with non-palpable testis. D.A. Spandidos 2013-09 2013-07-05 /pmc/articles/PMC3786919/ /pubmed/24137272 http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1207 Text en Copyright © 2013, Spandidos Publications http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This is an open-access article licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. The article may be redistributed, reproduced, and reused for non-commercial purposes, provided the original source is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3786919/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1207
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