Agenesis of the Kidney Associated with Congenital Malformation of the Seminal Vesicle

Abstract

Summary Two cases wich agencis of the kidney and an isolateral seminal cyst have been descsirbed. In 1 cace of there was also as ectopic opening of a blind, isolateral ureter. Brief comment is made on the embryological basis for these anomalies.

Congenital Cyst of the Seminal Vesicle

“…These findings may be similar to those found in cases of shallow ureterocele [1-7, 10, 11, 13, 14]. Other reported diagnostic resources include contrast studies of the vas deferens [3,7,10], surgical exploration [5,9,10,12], transperineal aspiration of the cyst [7,8] and endoscopic resection of the cyst wall [2]. Recently, ultrasound exploration [1,13] and computer ized tomography have been used.…”

Diagnosis and Management of Seminal Vesicle Cysts Associated with Ipsilateral Renal Agenesis: A Pooled Analysis of 52 Cases

“…One patient died after the operation due to a pelvic infection in the preantibiotic era [24]. Other postoperative complications were: orchitis [1], urinary retention [49] and tachycardia [50]. …”

“…We collected 42 case reports from the literature describing 51 males with seminal vesicle cysts and ipsilateral renal agenesis [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52]. One patient who presented in our clinic was included in the analysis: the total number of patients was 52.…”

Minimally Invasive Approach for Treatment of Seminal Vesicle Cyst Associated with Ipsilateral Renal Agenesis

“…Abnormal development of other mesonephric originating structures such as the kidney, ureter, and vas deferens come in frequent relation [10] . Most seminal vesicle cysts are congenital in origin but can potentially be acquired from a process of obstruction due to inflammation, malignancy, or transurethral surgery.…”

“…Patients often present with symptoms that can be attributed to the large cystic pelvic mass such as urgency, frequency, dysuria, and hematuria due to bladder irritation [2,[10][11][12][13] . Other symptoms such as perineal, testicular, or lower abdominal pain may represent an inflammatory process in the epididymis, prostate, or seminal vesicle.…”