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Case Reports
. 2015 Mar-Apr;41(2):379-81.
doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2015.02.29.

Bilateral isolated Epididymal Agenesis in a 32 year old man

Yadollah Ahmadi Asr Badr  1 , Reza Sari Motlagh  1 , Ehsan Sepehran  1
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Case Reports

Bilateral isolated Epididymal Agenesis in a 32 year old man

Yadollah Ahmadi Asr Badr et al. Int Braz J Urol. 2015 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Epididymal agenesis is defined as the absence of the epididymis totally or segmentally, unilateral or bilateral, which is secondary to the Wolffian duct malformation (1). Rete testis, epididymis, vas deferens and seminal vesicle are believed to develop from Wolffian ducts.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Vas deference inserted to testis directly.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Bilateral epididmal agenesis.
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