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ReviewBMC urology2025

Zinner's syndrome in two young middle-aged men: a case report and review of the literature.

Yifan Huang, Bingzhi Han, Zikai Huang, Qianhao Huang, Tao Wang, Yuedong Chen

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Review in BMC urology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Laparoscopic Treatment of Zinner Syndrome: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Yifan Huang *The School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, China.
Bingzhi Han *The Key Laboratory of Urinary Tract Tumours and Calculi, Department of Urology, School of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, China.
Zikai HuangThe School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, China.
Qianhao HuangThe Key Laboratory of Urinary Tract Tumours and Calculi, Department of Urology, School of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, China.
Tao WangThe Key Laboratory of Urinary Tract Tumours and Calculi, Department of Urology, School of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361003, Fujian, China. taowang@xmu.edu.cn.
Yuedong ChenThe School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, China. chenyuedong8@126.com.

Funding

Fujian Provincial Department of Science and Technology #2022J011353
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zinner syndrome (ZS) is a relatively uncommon congenital genitourinary malformation, characterised by a triad of conditions: unilateral renal hypoplasia or dysplasia, ipsilateral ejaculatory duct obstruction and seminal vesicle cysts. This association is caused by the hypoplasia of the distal portion of the Wolffian duct between the 4th and 13th week of gestational age. To date, approximately 221 cases have been documented, the majority of which are case reports, with only a few being retrospective studies. However, the number of cases remains relatively limited. The lack of a clear and consistent set of symptoms can result in misdiagnosis. This paper presents two patients with two different presentations of Zinner syndrome. Clinical trial number: Not applicable.

Indexed as

Abnormalities, MultipleEjaculatory DuctsKidneySeminal VesiclesUrogenital AbnormalitiesAdultHumansMaleGenitourinary anomaliesInfertilityRobotic surgeryZinner syndrome

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PMID40389941
PMCPMC12087135

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