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01-06-2013 | Case Report

An Unusual Content in a Congenital Hernia - Complete Spleno –gonadal Fusion Band

Authors: V. N. Mahalakshmi, S. Deepak Barathi

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery | Special Issue 1/2013

Abstract

Six years old boy underwent elective inguinal exploration for left congenital hernia. Per- operatively, an elongated, purplish-red, fleshy band of tissue was found inside the sac, adherent to the upper pole of testis. Biopsy was taken and the wound closed. An MRI done after 4 weeks proved the origin of the band from spleen. Laparotomy and excision of the band was done. The histo-pathology of the specimen was reported as normal splenic tissue. The above features are consistent with a diagnosis of spleno - gonadal fusion (SGF).

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Title: An Unusual Content in a Congenital Hernia - Complete Spleno –gonadal Fusion Band
Authors: V. N. Mahalakshmi
S. Deepak Barathi
Publication date: 01-06-2013
Publisher: Springer India
Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery / Issue Special Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0972-2068
Electronic ISSN: 0973-9793
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0409-8

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