Splenogonadal fusion: A rare finding during routine orchiopexy

Splenogonadal fusion remains a rare congenital anomaly, with limited reports in the literature. It is important to be aware of this benign condition as orchiectomy can result from confusion with malignant processes. We present a case of splenogonadal fusion in a 12-month-old healthy male with histor...

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Autores principales: Chen, Catherine J., Kavoussi, Nicholas, Jacobs, Micah A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6819776/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31687344
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2019.100904
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description Splenogonadal fusion remains a rare congenital anomaly, with limited reports in the literature. It is important to be aware of this benign condition as orchiectomy can result from confusion with malignant processes. We present a case of splenogonadal fusion in a 12-month-old healthy male with history of cryptorchidism found at the time of surgery.
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spelling pubmed-68197762019-11-04 Splenogonadal fusion: A rare finding during routine orchiopexy Chen, Catherine J. Kavoussi, Nicholas Jacobs, Micah A. Urol Case Rep Article Splenogonadal fusion remains a rare congenital anomaly, with limited reports in the literature. It is important to be aware of this benign condition as orchiectomy can result from confusion with malignant processes. We present a case of splenogonadal fusion in a 12-month-old healthy male with history of cryptorchidism found at the time of surgery. Elsevier 2019-05-07 /pmc/articles/PMC6819776/ /pubmed/31687344 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2019.100904 Text en © 2019 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Splenogonadal fusion: A rare finding during routine orchiopexy
title Splenogonadal fusion: A rare finding during routine orchiopexy
title_full Splenogonadal fusion: A rare finding during routine orchiopexy
title_fullStr Splenogonadal fusion: A rare finding during routine orchiopexy
title_full_unstemmed Splenogonadal fusion: A rare finding during routine orchiopexy
title_short Splenogonadal fusion: A rare finding during routine orchiopexy
title_sort splenogonadal fusion: a rare finding during routine orchiopexy
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6819776/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31687344
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2019.100904
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