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A case of microgastria in association with splenic-gonadal fusion

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Microgastria is a rare congenital anomaly usually associated with asplenia. In this 21/2-year-old presenting with left hydrocele and inguinal hernia multiple accessory spleens were found in the inguinal-scrotal region compatible with splenic-gonadal fusion.99mTc-sulfur colloid scanning is helpful in microgastria searching for the presence of splenic tissue and in splenic-gonadal fusion for the location of accessory heterotopic spleens.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 19104, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    G. A. Mandell & A. Alavi

  2. Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    S. Heyman

  3. Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    M. M. Ziegler

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  1. G. A. Mandell
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Mandell, G.A., Heyman, S., Alavi, A. et al. A case of microgastria in association with splenic-gonadal fusion. Pediatr Radiol 13, 95–98 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02390110

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