Zinner’s Syndrome: Case report of a Developmental Anomaly of the Mesonephric Duct

Authors

  • Mirco Cleva Radiology Department, Sant’Antonio Abate Hospital, Tolmezzo, Italy. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8832-3351
  • Luca Montaldo Radiology Department, Sant’Antonio Abate Hospital, Tolmezzo, Italy.
  • Giovanna Graziani Radiology Department, Sant’Antonio Abate Hospital, Tolmezzo, Italy.
  • Ennio Bruschi Radiology Department, Sant’Antonio Abate Hospital, Tolmezzo, Italy.
  • Massimo Valentino Radiology Department, Sant’Antonio Abate Hospital, Tolmezzo, Italy.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v17i8.5055

Keywords:

Case Report, Zinner’s syndrome, MRI, US, CT, Wolffian duct abnormality, Renal agenesis, Seminal vesicle cyst

Abstract

Zinner’s syndrome is a rare congenital malformation characterized by the association of unilateral renal agenesis with ipsilateral seminal vesicle cyst and ejaculatory duct obstruction. Most patients are asymptomatic until the third or fourth decade of life when the syndrome is associated with dysuria, perineal pain, infertility, and painful ejaculation. In this report, we present the common imaging findings of this rare developmental anomaly involving the mesonephric duct in a 48-year-old male patient experiencing pelvic pain, recurrent dysuria, and pollakiuria.

48-year-old male with pelvic pain and dysuria.

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Published

2023-08-15

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 8 (2023)

Section

Genitourinary Radiology

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