ReviewNature reviews. Urology2016
An update on the diagnosis and management of ejaculatory duct obstruction.
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- The outcome of transurethral seminal vesiculoscopy regulated by Endoscopic Seminal Vesicle Milking Test in treating ejaculatory duct obstruction: A prospective cohort.Arab journal of urology · 2026Article
- Localization of obstruction sites in obstructive azoospermia: role of combined transscrotal-transrectal ultrasonography.Insights into imaging · 2025Article
- Micro-proteomics reveals distinct protein profiles and SPARC/FGF2/CDH1 regulation of human Sertoli cells between Sertoli cell-only syndrome and normal men.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2025Article
- Differentiating between obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia: A machine learning-based approach.BJUI compass · 2025Article
- Transurethral Treatment of a Seminal Vesicle Cyst With Lithiasis: Case Report.Case reports in surgery · 2025Article
- Frequency, morbidity and equity - the case for increased research on male fertility.Nature reviews. Urology · 2024Review
- Non-invasive ultrasound localization microscopy (ULM) in azoospermia: connecting testicular microcirculation to spermatogenic functions.Theranostics · 2024Article
- Altered microbiota profile in seminal vesicles of men presenting with refractory hematospermia.Molecular biology reports · 2023Article
- Establishment of an animal model of ejaculatory duct obstruction.Andrologia · 2022Article
- Evaluation of Azoospermic Patients to Distinguish Obstructive from Non-Obstructive Azoospermia, and Necessity of Diagnostic Testis Biopsy: A Retrospective Study.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2022Article
- Microsurgical Management of Male Infertility: Compelling Evidence That Collaboration with Qualified Male Reproductive Urologists Enhances Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Ejaculatory duct cyst causing bilateral obstruction and subsequent infertility: A rare case report from Indonesia.Radiology case reports · 2022Article
- Efficacy analysis of 26 cases of ejaculatory duct obstruction treated by prostatic utricle neck endoscopy.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
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- Evaluating genetic causes of azoospermia: What can we learn from a complex cellular structure and single-cell transcriptomics of the human testis?Human genetics · 2021Review
- Nonsurgical Management of Oligozoospermia.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2020Article
- A systematic review of transurethral resection of ejaculatory ducts for the management of ejaculatory duct obstruction.Turkish journal of urology · 2020Review
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- A Comparative Study on the Success Rates of Two Approaches for Seminal Vesiculoscopy.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
Ejaculatory duct obstruction (EDO) remains a rare but surgically correctable cause of male sexual dysfunction and male infertility due to obstructive azoospermia, diagnosed in up to 5% of infertile men. EDO should, therefore, be considered within the list of differential diagnoses for men undergoing infertility investigations, with work up including clinical examination, transurethral ultrasonography, semen analysis, chromotubation, seminal vesiculography and seminal vesicle aspiration. Obstruction can be limited to the distal ends of the ducts or it can extend proximally to include the terminal portions of the vasa deferentia, with the site and length of the obstruction having implications for surgical intervention. Early endoscopic treatment can reverse symptoms and prevent the progression of partial obstruction to bilateral, complete obstruction, and transurethral resection of the ejaculatory duct remains the main treatment option for EDO. Alternative treatment options include endoscopic laser-assisted resection of the ducts, antegrade seminal-vesicle lavage to relieve EDO secondary to inspissated material or calculi, or dilatation of the ejaculatory ducts using 9F seminal vesicoscopy or balloon.
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