Embryology of the Absent Vas Supported by 2 Cases of Congenital Unilateral Absence of Vas With Varied Associations

Embryology of the Absent Vas Supported by 2 Cases of Congenital Unilateral Absence of Vas With Varied Associations

Congenital absence of the vas occurs in up to 1% of men. Congenital unilateral absence of the vas deferens can be related to cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator mutations or in 79% of cases, renal agenesis. We present a case of each, diagnosed in children at operation for elective in...

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Main Authors: Gregory Shepherd, Ashok Rajimwale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-03-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442013000363
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spelling doaj-70653facb784423c9ed1216bbe588ae12020-11-25T00:45:00ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202014-03-01224950Embryology of the Absent Vas Supported by 2 Cases of Congenital Unilateral Absence of Vas With Varied AssociationsGregory Shepherd0Ashok Rajimwale1Department of Paediatric Urology, Nottingham Children's Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK; Corresponding author. Tel.: +44 787929846; fax: +44 116 2587637Department of Paediatric Urology, The Children's Hospital, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UKCongenital absence of the vas occurs in up to 1% of men. Congenital unilateral absence of the vas deferens can be related to cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator mutations or in 79% of cases, renal agenesis. We present a case of each, diagnosed in children at operation for elective inguinal hernia repairs. One patient had associated ipsilateral renal agenesis with a normal cystic fibrosis screen. The other patient had an ipsilateral pelvic kidney and a mutation detected on cystic fibrosis screening. Current understanding of the embryology of the relationship between these defects would seem to be supported by our cases. Keywords: Absent vas, Cystic fibrosis, Renal agenesis, Embryologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442013000363
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Embryology of the Absent Vas Supported by 2 Cases of Congenital Unilateral Absence of Vas With Varied Associations
Urology Case Reports
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Ashok Rajimwale
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title Embryology of the Absent Vas Supported by 2 Cases of Congenital Unilateral Absence of Vas With Varied Associations
title_short Embryology of the Absent Vas Supported by 2 Cases of Congenital Unilateral Absence of Vas With Varied Associations
title_full Embryology of the Absent Vas Supported by 2 Cases of Congenital Unilateral Absence of Vas With Varied Associations
title_fullStr Embryology of the Absent Vas Supported by 2 Cases of Congenital Unilateral Absence of Vas With Varied Associations
title_full_unstemmed Embryology of the Absent Vas Supported by 2 Cases of Congenital Unilateral Absence of Vas With Varied Associations
title_sort embryology of the absent vas supported by 2 cases of congenital unilateral absence of vas with varied associations
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publishDate 2014-03-01
description Congenital absence of the vas occurs in up to 1% of men. Congenital unilateral absence of the vas deferens can be related to cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator mutations or in 79% of cases, renal agenesis. We present a case of each, diagnosed in children at operation for elective inguinal hernia repairs. One patient had associated ipsilateral renal agenesis with a normal cystic fibrosis screen. The other patient had an ipsilateral pelvic kidney and a mutation detected on cystic fibrosis screening. Current understanding of the embryology of the relationship between these defects would seem to be supported by our cases. Keywords: Absent vas, Cystic fibrosis, Renal agenesis, Embryology
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