Zinner syndrome—a rare developmental anomaly of the mesonephric duct diagnosed on magnetic resonance imaging

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• 作者：Shibani Mehra ; MD ; ^{shibani.mehra@yahoo.in} ; Rajeev Ranjan ; MD ; Umesh Chandra Garga ; MD
• 关键词：atretic ureter ; CT ; ejaculatory duct ; MRI ; seminal vesicles ; USG
• 刊名：Radiology Case Reports
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：11
• 期：4
• 页码：313-317
• 全文大小：1321 K
• 卷排序：11

文摘

Developmental anomalies of the urogenital tract are rare but often encountered. Zinner's syndrome is a rare congenital abnormality of mesonephric (Wolffian) duct consisting of unilateral renal agenesis, ipsilateral seminal vesicle cyst, and ipsilateral ejaculatory duct obstruction due to developmental arrest in early embryogenesis affecting the caudal end of Mullerian duct and only approximately a 100 cases have been reported so far. Radiologic modalities such as intravenous pyelography, ultrasonography, vasovesiculography, contrast enhanced computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging are all helpful in diagnosis of this unusual entity. We present here an extremely rare developmental anomaly involving the Mullerian ducts, which would remain undiagnosed but for radiologic imaging. The patient presented with symptoms of lower urinary tract irritation.