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ArticleCureus2025

Congenital Fusion of Spermatic Cords With Unilateral Seminal Vesicle Agenesis and Ipsilateral Varicocele in an Adult Male With Oligospermia: A Report of a Rare Case.

Jad Kabbara, Mohannad Qasim, Moustafa Moussally

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Article in Cureus, 2025. 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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3 authors.

Jad KabbaraAnesthesiology, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Westlake, USA.
Mohannad QasimOrthopedic Surgery, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Orland Park, USA.
Moustafa MoussallyGeneral Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, LBN.

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Abstract

Congenital anomalies of the male reproductive tract are significantly rare and are often discovered incidentally during infertility workups. This report identifies a rare case of a young male with oligospermia who is found to have congenital fusion of the spermatic cords, left unilateral seminal vesicle agenesis, as well as a left grade III varicocele. Workup established a lack of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) mutation or urinary abnormalities usually associated with male anatomical reproductive alterations. A unilateral seminal vesicle agenesis is exceedingly rare and may lead to both obstructive and nonobstructive subfertility.

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congenital birth defectinfertilityoligospermiaseminal vesicle agenesisspermatic cordvaricocele ligation

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PMID40937234
PMCPMC12421784

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