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ArticleCureus2020

Zinner Syndrome Unmasked by Workup for Renal Colic and Uncontrolled Hypertension.

Amman Yousaf, Hafiz Muhammad Fazeel, Mohammed Hamza Shah, Fariha Ghaffar, Syeda Sabeeka Batool

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Zinner syndrome - case report.Medicine and pharmacy reports · 2021
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  4. Zinner Syndrome with Papillary Neoplasm: A Rare Case Report.Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Amman YousafRadiology, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, QAT.
Hafiz Muhammad FazeelInternal Medicine, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, PAK.
Mohammed Hamza ShahBody Imaging/Radiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Fariha GhaffarInternal Medicine, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, PAK.
Syeda Sabeeka BatoolInternal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham Huntsville Regional Medical Center, Huntsville, USA.
Services Institute of Medical Sciences · PKAllama Iqbal Medical College · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zinner syndrome is a rare hereditary disorder of the mesonephric duct. The triad of the absence of one kidney, ipsilateral cystic dilatation of the seminal vesicle, and ejaculatory duct obstruction makes the diagnosis. Mostly, it is asymptomatic. However, genitourinary manifestations and workup for the incidental absence of one kidney often uncover the disease. Ultrasound and CT scan can identify the absence of a kidney and seminal vesicle cyst, while MRI is the gold standard for diagnostic elaboration of the pelvic anatomy. In this article, we have presented a 51-year-old male patient who presented with renal colic and hypertension. Radiological investigations for the renal colic uncovered the diagnosis of Zinner syndrome incidentally. This case highlights the incidental nature, variability in the clinical presentation, and the diagnostic challenges of this rare disorder. It also emphasizes on the radiologist for a careful evaluation of the pelvic images in patients with unilateral absence of a kidney.

Indexed as

case reportcongenital defectobstructive uropathyrenal agenesisrenal colicseminal vesicle cyst

Identifiers

PMID32637264
PMCPMC7331907
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