A case with an ectopic ejaculatory duct opening into the bladder trigone in Zinner syndrome, congenital unilateral renal agenesis, and an ipsilateral seminal vesicle cyst

Abstract

Introduction

This report describes a case with an ectopic ejaculatory duct opening into the bladder trigone in Zinner syndrome, congenital unilateral renal agenesis, and an ipsilateral seminal vesicle cyst.

Case presentation

The patient was identified when no left kidney was detected in the fetal period. Abdominal ultrasonography and pelvic plain MRI at 6 months old revealed a 10-mm cystic lesion on the dorsal aspect of the bladder. Cysto-urethroscopy at 1 year old revealed a rather short posterior urethra and right and left inferior crests extending from the posterior urethra beyond the bladder neck. The ejaculatory duct opening was identified on the bladder trigone.

Conclusion

Anatomical abnormality of the ejaculatory duct may represent a cause of infertility and ejaculatory dysfunction in Zinner syndrome. Endoscopic evaluation should be performed for this rare anomaly, even in children.