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Seminal vesicle hypoplasia

MedGen UID:
1054692
•Concept ID:
CN377146
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Finding
HPO: HP:6000338

Definition

A congenital anomaly characterized by underdevelopment of one or both seminal vesicles, which are the two small glands that store and produce the majority of the fluid that makes up semen. [from HPO]

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Classifying seminal vesicle cysts in the diagnosis and treatment of Zinner syndrome: A report of six cases and review of available literature.
Tan Z, Li B, Zhang L, Han P, Huang H, Taylor A, Li X
Andrologia 2020 Feb;52(1):e13397. Epub 2019 Nov 15 doi: 10.1111/and.13397. PMID: 31729082
Management of ejaculatory duct obstruction: etiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
Fisch H, Lambert SM, Goluboff ET
World J Urol 2006 Dec;24(6):604-10. doi: 10.1007/s00345-006-0129-4. PMID: 17077974
Clinical review 100: Evaluation and treatment of the infertile couple.
Forti G, Krausz C
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 Dec;83(12):4177-88. doi: 10.1210/jcem.83.12.5296. PMID: 9851748

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Minimally invasive management of a symptomatic case of Zinner's syndrome: Laparoscopic seminal vesiculectomy and ipsilateral nephroureterectomy.
Corongiu E, Grande P, Olivieri V, Pagliarella G, Forte F
Arch Ital Urol Androl 2019 Mar 29;91(1):58-59. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2019.1.58. PMID: 30932434

Prognosis

Minimally invasive management of a symptomatic case of Zinner's syndrome: Laparoscopic seminal vesiculectomy and ipsilateral nephroureterectomy.
Corongiu E, Grande P, Olivieri V, Pagliarella G, Forte F
Arch Ital Urol Androl 2019 Mar 29;91(1):58-59. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2019.1.58. PMID: 30932434

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