Harada Junki, Kihara Toshiharu, Kawada Ken, Gono Suzuna, Sagawa Ryo, Kondo Tsubasa, Yuno Tsutomu, Shida Yohei, Hakariya Tomoaki, Kosaka Taiichiro, Dateki Sumito, Miyata Yasuyoshi, Sakai Hideki
Department of Urology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi. 2021;112(3):154-158. doi: 10.5980/jpnjurol.112.154.
A 5-month-old boy was referred to our department to examine poor development of external genitalia. The patient was diagnosed with micropenis and bilateral impalpable testes, and testosterone replacement therapy was recommended. The testes remained impalpable at 14 months of age; therefore, laparoscopy was performed to explore intra-abdominal testes. The patient was incidentally diagnosed with congenital unilateral absence of the right vas deferens. A renal sonography performed after the operation revealed a high possibility of right renal agenesis. Congenital absence of the vas deferens is associated with a high probability of renal anomalies. It is, therefore, essential to pay careful attention to renal dysfunction.