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Case Reports
. 2009 Aug 31;50(4):560-3.
doi: 10.3349/ymj.2009.50.4.560. Epub 2009 Aug 19.

Congenital seminal vesicle cyst associated with ipsilateral renal agenesis

Ill Young Seo  1 , Hun Soo Kim, Joung Sik Rim
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Case Reports

Congenital seminal vesicle cyst associated with ipsilateral renal agenesis

Ill Young Seo et al. Yonsei Med J. .

Abstract

Purpose: A seminal vesicle cyst in combination with ipsilateral renal agenesis is rarely encountered. We present cases of this disease entity with symptoms, which were treated with a laparoscopic approach as a minimally invasive surgical treatment.

Materials and methods: We experienced 4 patients with seminal vesicle cysts and ipsilateral renal agenesis. The mean age was 45.8 years. Chief complaints were perineal pain and hematospermia. Seminal vesicle cysts and remnant ureters were excised by laparoscopic surgery with transperitoneal approaches.

Results: The mean operative time was 133.8 minutes. The mean hospital stay was 6.8 days. There were no operative complications or transfusions.

Conclusion: In our report, patients of congenital seminal vesicle cyst associated with renal agenesis are presented. Laparoscopy is considered a minimal invasive management of these combined anomalies, providing a good image and an easy approach.

Keywords: Seminal vesicle; cyst; laparoscopy; renal agenesis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no financial conflicts of interest.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Sagittal view of pelvic magnetic resonance imaging of case 1. A 6.0 × 5.5 cm sized, round cystic mass is seen with contents of low signal intensity in T2 weighted image (A) and high signal intensity in T1 weighted image (B).
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Abdominopelvic computed tomography of case 3. It shows no left kidney, a remnant left ureter, and a junction of the ureter inserted into the seminal vesicle (arrow).
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Laparoscopic finding of case 3. After dissection of the remnant ureter, the junction of the seminal vesicle and remnant ureter is seen (arrow).
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
Microscopic finding of the junction of the seminal vesicle and remnant ureter in case 3. Transition (arrow) of transitional epithelium to seminal vesicular epithelium is seen. The seminal vesicle is lined by columnar and basal cell with villous projections (H & E, ×40).
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