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Men with Congenital Absence of the Vas Deferens Often Have Seminal Vesicles

1988; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 140; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0022-5347(17)41493-5

1527-3792

Marc Goldstein, Steven M. Schlossberg,

Urological Disorders and Treatments

No AccessJournal of Urology1 Jul 1988Men with Congenital Absence of the Vas Deferens Often Have Seminal Vesicles Marc Goldstein, and Steven Schlossberg Marc GoldsteinMarc Goldstein More articles by this author , and Steven SchlossbergSteven Schlossberg More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(17)41493-5AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail The absence of semen fructose and low ejaculate volume in men with congenital absence of the vas deferens have been attributed to an associated agenesis of the seminal vesicles. Because vasography and retrograde seminal vesiculography cannot be performed in these men, this association has never been confirmed reliably. Therefore, we performed computerized tomographic scans of the seminal vesicles on 26 men with absence of the vas deferens. We found seminal vesicles bilaterally in 12 of these men, unilateral hypoplasia or absence in 8 and bilateral hypoplasia or absence in 6. Four men with normal seminal vesicles and 1 with unilateral hypoplasia underwent exploration in an attempt to find reconstructable vasa. We failed to identify a vas deferens in any of these men. These observations suggest that negative semen fructose and low ejaculate volume in men with absence of the vas deferens may be owing to agenesis or obstruction of the ejaculatory ducts rather than absent seminal vesicles. © 1988 by The American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByRAMAN J and GOLDSTEIN M (2018) THE PRESENCE OF VASAL VESSELS IN MEN WITH CONGENITAL BILATERAL ABSENCE OF THE VAS DEFERENSJournal of Urology, VOL. 172, NO. 5, (1941-1943), Online publication date: 1-Nov-2004.JARVI K, ZINI A, BUCKSPAN M, ASCH M, GINZBURG B and MARGOLIS M (2018) ADVERSE EFFECTS ON VASOEPIDIDYMOSTOMY OUTCOMES FOR MEN WITH CONCOMITANT ABNORMALITIES IN THE PROSTATE AND SEMINAL VESICLEJournal of Urology, VOL. 160, NO. 4, (1410-1412), Online publication date: 1-Oct-1998.Shin D, Gilbert F, Goldstein M and Schlegel P (2018) CONGENITAL ABSENCE OF THE VAS DEFERENS: INCOMPLETE PENETRANCE OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS GENE MUTATIONSJournal of Urology, VOL. 158, NO. 5, (1794-1799), Online publication date: 1-Nov-1997.Schlegel P, Shin D and Goldstein M (2018) Urogenital Anomalies in Men with Congenital Absence of the Vas DeferensJournal of Urology, VOL. 155, NO. 5, (1644-1648), Online publication date: 1-May-1996.Marmar J, Corson S, Batzer F, Gocial B and Go K (2018) Microsurgical Aspiration of Sperm from the Epididymis: A Mobile ProgramJournal of Urology, VOL. 149, NO. 5 Part 2, (1368-1373), Online publication date: 1-May-1993.Goldstein M (2018) Surgical Therapy of Male InfertilityJournal of Urology, VOL. 149, NO. 5 Part 2, (1374-1376), Online publication date: 1-May-1993.Moni V and Lalitha P (2018) Moni’s Window Operation: A New Surgical Technique to Create a Sperm Reservoir in Congenital Vasal AgenesisJournal of Urology, VOL. 148, NO. 3 Part 1, (843-844), Online publication date: 1-Sep-1992.Hirsch I and Choi H (2018) Quantitative Testicular Biopsy in Congenital and Acquired Genital ObstructionJournal of Urology, VOL. 143, NO. 2, (311-312), Online publication date: 1-Feb-1990. Volume 140Issue 1July 1988Page: 85-86 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 1988 by The American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Marc Goldstein More articles by this author Steven Schlossberg More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF DownloadLoading ...