Duplication of vas deferens—A rare anomaly with review of literature

Abstract

It is a rare anomaly and unawareness regarding this condition can lead to catastrophic consequences during inguinal hernia and vasectomy surgeries.

Duplicated vas deferens: A case report and comprehensive review of the literature

“…Duplication of the vas deferens is extremely rare. It was reported in only three cadavers and 32 patients including our patient since it was firstly described in 1959 (Coetzee, 1959;Mysorekar, 1976;Cetti et al, 1980;Graveson, 1980;Hjarbaek, 1987;Binderow et al, 1993;Carr, 1993;Barrack, 1994;Mege et al, 1997;Khaliq et al, 1997;Khoudary & Morgentaler, 1998;Kutiyanawala & Johnstone, 1998;Damle et al, 2005;Akay et al, 2005;Shariat et al, 2005;Erdemir et al, 2008;Chintamani et al, 2009; Valdepeña-Estrada et al, 2010; Karaman et al, 2010;Khandelwal et al, 2011;Liang et al, 2012;Lee et al, 2013;Sirasanagandla et al, 2013;Terawaki et al, 2014;Breitinger et al, 2016;Tezer & Salbacak, 2017;Saadeldin et al, 2018;Shilling Bailey et al, 2019;Ismaiel et al, 2020;Seyi-Olajide & Ameh, 2020).…”