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Sonographic diagnosis of splenogonadal fusion in a 2‐year‐old boy
Author(s) -
Li Xiaoying,
Ye Jingjing,
Jiang Guoping
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22392
Subject(s) - medicine , abnormality , orchiectomy , orchiopexy , ultrasound , radiology , ultrasonography , surgery , psychiatry
Splenogonadal fusion (SGF) is a rare congenital abnormality. It is typically identified during orchiectomy for a suspected testicular tumor or during orchiopexy. We describe the sonographic findings in a case of SGF that could help with correct diagnosis preoperatively. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 45 :179–182, 2017