Splenogonadal fusion is a rare congenital anomaly in which there is fusion of the spleen and the gonad or mesonephric derivatives. Approximately, 150 cases have been reported since the condition was first described by Bostroem in 1883. The diagnosis of this uncommon anomaly is rare even to be suspected preoperatively; I describe a case in which laparoscopic diagnosis and management has been don...

Splenogonadal fusion is a rare benign congenital anomaly defined as the presence of splenic tissue adherent to gonads. It was first described in 1883 by Bostroem, a German pathologist. We present a case of an 18-month-old boy who was referred as a case of bilateral empty scrotum since birth. During routine laparoscopic exploration, right vas deferens and testicular vessels were entering the rig...

CASE REPORT A 2-week-old boy was referred to our hospital for evaluation of left cryptorchidism. He was a result of a full-term normal pregnancy. The infant was well developed proportional to his age. On genital examination, the right testis was in normal size and located in the scrotum, but the left testis was not palpable in the scrotum. No other physical abnormalities were detected. Outpatie...

Splenogonodal fusion is a rare congenital abnormality. We present the case of a continuous splenogonadal fusion diagnosed in the course of a laparoscopy for left non-palpable testis in a 1-year-old boy. This case illustrates that even though testicular salvage is the recommended approach, various anatomical features might preclude conservation.