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ArticleCase reports in urology2021

Zinner Syndrome with Ectopic Ureter Emptying into Seminal Vesicle.

M Hevia Palacios, M Álvarez-Maestro, J Gómez Rivas, A Aguilera Bazan, L Martínez-Piñeiro

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  1. Laparoscopic Treatment of Zinner Syndrome: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2026
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M Hevia PalaciosMember of Urology Department, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-6476
M Álvarez-MaestroMember of Urology Department, La Paz Universitary Hospital, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0705-7643
J Gómez RivasMember of Urology Department, Clinico San Carlos Hospital, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0556-3035
A Aguilera BazanSection Chief, La Paz Universitary Hospital, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4826-9095
L Martínez-PiñeiroChief Urology Department, La Paz Universitary Hospital, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9063-1663

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 66-year-old male patient in follow-up in the urology department for a non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer was detected by ultrasound to have absence of the left kidney and a cystic, multilobed image at the location of the seminal vesicle. Magnetic resonance imaging reveals left renal agenesis and the existence of multiple cysts in the ipsilateral seminal vesicle that reaches a size of 6.9 × 3.7 cm, as well as a ureteral remnant that opens into the seminal vesicle. The patient does not present urinary symptoms, neither pain with ejaculation nor hematuria. A triad of seminal vesicle cyst, ipsilateral renal agenesis, and ipsilateral ejaculatory duct obstruction is known as Zinner syndrome. Congenital anomalies of the seminal vesicles are rare; some of them are associated with malformations of the upper urinary system. Seminal vesicle cysts are associated with ipsilateral renal agenesis and ectopic or dysplastic ureter. Patients may remain asymptomatic and be diagnosed incidentally or may present with symptoms such as increased urinary frequency, dysuria, recurrent infections, pain with ejaculation, and perineal discomfort.

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