Yu Young Dong, Hong Young Kwon
Department of Urology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam 13497, Republic of Korea.
Case Rep Urol. 2016;2016:2379793. doi: 10.1155/2016/2379793. Epub 2016 Aug 11.
Introduction and Aims. Congenital absence of the vas deferens is an uncommon anomaly and this clinical condition is responsible for up to 1-2% of male infertility. It can be either unilateral or bilateral and the associated anomalies include cryptorchidism, seminal vesicles and ejaculatory ducts anomalies, and renal anomalies such as renal agenesis. We hereby present a case of congenital unilateral absence of vas deferens, which was found incidentally during an evaluation of undescended testis in a patient with ipsilateral renal agenesis. Case Presentation. A 10-month-old boy was referred to the urology clinic with an undescended right testis. Preoperative abdominal ultrasonography showed agenesis of the right kidney and the absence of right vas deferens and epididymis was confirmed during laparoscopic orchiectomy performed due to short right spermatic cord. There were no other concomitant anomalies of the genitourinary system observed in evaluation. Conclusion. Congenital unilateral absence of the vas deferens with cryptorchidism and renal agenesis is a rare diagnostic entity. Cryptorchidism or absent vas deferens found incidentally should lead the physician to evaluate the status of the contralateral vas deferens and conduct a renal tract ultrasound study.
引言与目的。先天性输精管缺如是一种罕见的异常情况,这种临床状况导致的男性不育占比达1% - 2%。它可为单侧或双侧,相关异常包括隐睾、精囊和射精管异常以及肾异常,如肾缺如。我们在此呈现一例先天性单侧输精管缺如病例,该病例在对一名同侧肾缺如患者的隐睾评估过程中偶然发现。病例报告。一名10个月大男孩因右侧隐睾被转诊至泌尿外科门诊。术前腹部超声显示右肾缺如,在因右侧精索过短而进行的腹腔镜睾丸切除术中证实右侧输精管和附睾缺如。评估未发现泌尿生殖系统其他伴随异常。结论。先天性单侧输精管缺如合并隐睾和肾缺如是一种罕见的诊断实体。偶然发现的隐睾或输精管缺如应促使医生评估对侧输精管状况并进行泌尿系统超声检查。