Internal medicine

Pathology

Infertility

Biology

Cancer

Surgery

Male infertility

Prostate

Ejaculatory duct

Kidney

Agenesis

Seminal vesicle

Gynecology

Medical literature

Pregnancy

Renal agenesis

Genetics

Medicine

International Journal of Impotence Research

Zinner syndrome (ZS) is a rare congenital malformation associated with seminal vesicle cysts, ejaculatory duct obstruction, and ipsilateral renal agenesis. The main treatment focus so far has been on symptomatic patients. Therefore, surgery has been reserved for these patients, and surgical treatment is mainly aimed at pain relief. ZS seems to be frequently associated with infertility, but diagnosing is challenging, particularly during adolescence. This literature review of ZS and infertility is based on the medical report of one adolescent patient.

Zinner syndrome and infertility─a literature review based on a clinical case