Splenogonadal fusion in a female: A case report of a rare congenital anomaly

Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Jan 16;19(4):1409-1412. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.12.054. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Abstract

We present a case of an 18-year-old female referred for an MRI pelvis to evaluate suspected uterine anomaly by ultrasound. The MRI showed a complete septate uterus and in addition, an elongated tubular structure (isointense to the spleen) extending from the left ovary in the left retroperitoneal region/left paracolic gutter to the under-splenic surface. CT abdomen and pelvis revealed this to be a similarly enhancing structure as the spleen and appears as a tubular retroperitoneal structure connecting the left ovary to the spleen with associated vasculature joining the splenic vein cranially and the ovarian vessels caudally consistent with splenogonadal fusion.

Keywords: Anomaly; Septate uterus; Splenogonadal fusion.

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