A.Yu. ZUBKOV, N.A. ANTONOV

Kazan State Medical University, 49 Butlerov Str., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420012

Zubkov A.Yu. — Cand. Med. Sc., Associate Professor of Urology Department, tel. +7-917-231-52-05, e-mail:dr.alexz@icloud.com

Antonov N.A. — 6^th year student of Therapy Faculty, Head of Students’ Research Society in Urology, tel. +7-987-265-45-20, e-mail: Kolyan28.09.93@gmail.com

 Zinner syndrome is an extremely rare congenital anomaly characterized by a triad of signs: the presence of a seminal vesicle cyst, a kidney ipsilateral aplasia, and a vas deferens obstruction. As a rule, it proceeds asymptomatically and leads to the severe complication — male infertility.

Some patients experience painful ejaculation, hemospermia, dysuria, epididymitis, pain in the scrotum and perineum. In most cases, Zinner syndrome is detected in patients in the sexually mature age accidentally during medical examination. The article lists the modern methods of diagnosing, treatment and further assistance to patients with this urological pathology, gives the detailed analysis of a clinical case of Zinner syndrome at the urological clinic of Kazan State Medical University, and presents the authors’ own results of diagnosing and treatment of a patient.

Key words: Zinner syndrome, seminal vesicle cyst, kidney aplasia, male infertility.

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