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Case report
Zinner syndrome: two cases and review of the literature
  1. Valerio Di Paola1,
  2. Riccardo Gigli2,
  3. Angelo Totaro3 and
  4. Riccardo Manfredi1
  1. 1Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, UOC di Radiologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
  2. 2Istituto di Radiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
  3. 3Dipartimento di Scienze Gastroenterologiche, Endocrino-Metaboliche e Nefro-Urologiche, UOC di Urologia-Nefrologia e Trapianto, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
  1. Correspondence to Dr Riccardo Gigli; riccardogigli93{at}gmail.com

Abstract

Zinner syndrome (ZS) is a rare congenital malformation due to abnormal development of the urogenital tract. It is caused by a growth failure of the distal part of the Müllerian duct in early embryogenesis. It is characterised by the triad of unilateral renal agenesis, ipsilateral seminal vesicle cyst and ipsilateral ejaculatory duct obstruction. Over the years, several cases have been reported in the literature since the initial report by Zinner in 1914. This syndrome is frequently misdiagnosed because it may present different patterns and the symptoms may be not specific. In this paper, we present two patients with two different patterns of presentation of Zinner syndrome.

  • radiology
  • renal medicine
  • urology

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-243002

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors VDP is the radiologist who has followed the two patients over time from the point of view of radiological imaging. RG was involved in the research of other cases concerning Zinner syndrome and reconstructed the clinical history of the two patients. AT and RM participated in multidisciplinary meetings for the decision on the type of treatment to be adopted for the first patient.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.