Foladi Naqibullah, Nasery Mohammad Nawaz
Radiology department, French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children (FMIC), Kabul, Afghanistan.
Radiology Department, Kabul University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kabul, Afghanistan.
Radiol Case Rep. 2021 Aug 1;16(10):2873-2877. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.06.086. eCollection 2021 Oct.
Zinner syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly of the genitourinary tract, consisting of ipsilateral renal agenesis, seminal vesicle cysts, and ejaculatory duct obstruction. Besides, quadruplication of the ureter is the rarest anomaly composed of proximal four ureters ending with a single distal ureter. The authors present an adult male patient with left flank pain and dysuria who was referred for abdomen CT scan. The CT scan revealed renal agenesis, seminal vesicle cysts, and obstructed ejaculatory duct, all in the right side (Zinner syndrome), and quadruplication of the ureter on the left side. The additional finding of hemivertebra was present resulting in kyphoscoliosis. Zinner syndrome and quadrupled ureter, are both rare anomalies, and the occurrence of both entities at the same patient is exceptionally rare, and have not been reported yet in the English literature. Furthermore, standard treatment protocols have to be pursued, as such patients hold a single kidney with the quadrupled ureter.
齐纳综合征是一种罕见的泌尿生殖系统先天性异常,包括同侧肾缺如、精囊囊肿和射精管梗阻。此外,输尿管四重畸形是最罕见的异常情况,由近端四条输尿管汇聚为一条远端输尿管组成。作者报告了一名成年男性患者,因左侧胁腹疼痛和排尿困难前来就诊,接受了腹部CT扫描。CT扫描显示肾缺如、精囊囊肿和射精管梗阻均位于右侧(齐纳综合征),左侧输尿管四重畸形。此外还发现了半椎体,导致脊柱后凸侧弯。齐纳综合征和输尿管四重畸形均为罕见异常,同一患者同时出现这两种情况极为罕见,英文文献中尚未有报道。此外,由于此类患者仅有一个肾脏且伴有输尿管四重畸形,必须遵循标准治疗方案。