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. 2015:2015:682042.
doi: 10.1155/2015/682042. Epub 2015 Aug 30.

A Case of Giant Cowper's Gland Syringocele in an Adult Male Patient

Santosh Surana  1 , Mohamed Elshazly  2 , Adel Allam  2 , Sateesh Jayappa  1 , Deena AlRefai  1
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A Case of Giant Cowper's Gland Syringocele in an Adult Male Patient

Santosh Surana et al. Case Rep Urol. 2015.

Abstract

Cowper's gland syringocele is an uncommon, underdiagnosed cystic dilatation of Cowper's gland ducts showing various radiological patterns. Herein we report a rare case of giant Cowper's gland syringocele in an adult male patient, with description of MRI findings and management outcome.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
VCUG showing a small rounded cystic outpouching from the ventral aspect of the proximal bulbar urethra-Cowper's gland syringocele.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Coronal (a) and sagittal (b) T2-Fatsat images reveal hyperintense, multiloculated, tortuous, tubular, septated cystic structures encircling the compressed proximal bulbar urethra-giant sized Cowper's gland syringocele.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Coronal pre- (a) and post- (b) contrast T1WI images showing thick enhancing wall and septations of the cystic structures—infected giant sized Cowper's syringocele.
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