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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Zinner's syndrome, a retrospective series of three cases: different strategies to the same problem.

Teresa Pina-Vaz, Nuno Dias, Carlos Martins Silva, João Alturas Silva

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Teresa Pina-VazUrology, Centro Hospitalar de Sao Joao EPE, Porto, Porto, Portugal teresa.vaz.rodrigues@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8835-1133
Nuno DiasUrology, Centro Hospitalar Universitario do Porto EPE, Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Carlos Martins SilvaUrology, Centro Hospitalar Universitario de Sao Joao, Porto, Porto, Portugal.
João Alturas SilvaUrology, Centro Hospitalar de Sao Joao EPE, Porto, Porto, Portugal.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 106 years have passed since Zinner's syndrome was first described and current knowledge is still almost exclusively based on case reports. This article presents three patients with Zinner's syndrome with different clinical presentations and consequent different treatment options, showing the possible full spectrum of this condition. The first patient presented with storage lower urinary tract symptoms and benefited from laparoscopic removal of the seminal vesicle. The second patient has an incidental diagnosis on CT and remains asymptomatic on follow-up. The third patient presented with persistent lumbar pain and underwent open surgical removal of the seminal vesicle. The authors further present a literature review of the current knowledge on this topic, hopefully to clarify the state of art and improve the management of these patients.

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CystsHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesSeminal VesiclesSyndromeTomography, X-Ray Computedcongenital disordersurinary and genital tract disordersurological surgeryurology

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PMID34706908
PMCPMC8552131

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