Continuous Hepatogonodal and Splenogonogal Fusion: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Intra-Abdominal Testis in an 18-Month-Old Boy

• Main Authors: Gül Durmuş (Author), Ozlem Boybeyi-Turer (Author), Hatice Nursun Özcan (Author), Onur Gözmen (Author), Hüseyin Demirbilek (Author), Tutku Soyer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The fusion of gonadal structures with internal organs is very rare. The close proximity between the left gonad and spleen during embryogenesis may result in splenogonadal fusion (SGF). Moreover, the trapping of hepatocyte-destined mesenchyme cells in gonads is defined as hepatogonadal fusion (HGF)....