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| Year : 2018 | Volume
: 23
| Issue : 2 | Page : 100-102 |
Torsion of a splenule in a case of splenogonadal fusion mimicking a strangulated inguinal hernia
Ravikiran Cheelenahalli Srinivasa Rao1, Veerabhadra Radhakrishna1, Nilima Rao2, Susmita Rakshit3
1 Department of Paediatric Surgery, Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Paediatrics, Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Pathology, Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Veerabhadra Radhakrishna
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_191_17
Splenogonadal fusion (SGF) is a rare anomaly, and to the best of our knowledge, none have mimicked a strangulated inguinal hernia. A 6-year-old boy presented with a painful left inguinal swelling mimicking a strangulated hernia but turned out to be a SGF, which was managed successfully with an inguinal procedure.
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