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Renal agenesis associated with ipsilateral ectopic ureter entering a large seminal vesicle cyst
Ehab A. Elzayat, Majid S. Al-Mandil, Mostafa M. Elhilali
Division of Urology, McGill University School of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Address correspondence to Dr. M. M. Elhilali, Urology
Division, Surgery Department, Royal Victoria Hospital,
MUHC, 687 Pine Avenue West, Room S6.95, Montreal, Quebec
H3A 1A1 Canada
Canadian Journal of Urology 2007, 14(1), 3463-3466.
Abstract
We describe a case of right renal agenesis with
ipsilateral ectopic ureter opening into a large seminal
vesicle cyst in a 24-year old man. The patient
presented with left flank pain and the imaging studies
showed absent right kidney and a large pelvic cyst
possibly arising from seminal vesicle. The cyst was
removed together with the right ureter and kidney
remnant through a laparotomy.
Keywords
renal agenesis, ectopic ureter, seminal vesicle cyst, congenital anomaly
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APA Style
Elzayat, E.A., Al-Mandil, M.S., Elhilali, M.M. (2007). Renal agenesis associated with ipsilateral ectopic ureter entering a large seminal vesicle cyst. Canadian Journal of Urology, 14(1), 3463–3466.
Vancouver Style
Elzayat EA, Al-Mandil MS, Elhilali MM. Renal agenesis associated with ipsilateral ectopic ureter entering a large seminal vesicle cyst. Can J Urology. 2007;14(1):3463–3466.
IEEE Style
E.A. Elzayat, M.S. Al-Mandil, and M.M. Elhilali, “Renal agenesis associated with ipsilateral ectopic ureter entering a large seminal vesicle cyst,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 3463–3466, 2007.
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