Open AccessDuplicated Vas Deferens: A Rare Congenital Abnormality
Author(s) -
Erdemir Fikret,
Parlaktas Bekir Suha,
Yasar Adem,
Uluocak Nihat
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/s1607-551x(08)70119-0
Subject(s) - medicine , vas deferens , varicocele , abnormality , population , incidence (geometry) , anatomy , pregnancy , infertility , physics , environmental health , psychiatry , biology , optics , genetics
Duplication of vas deferens is a rare congenital anomaly for which the overall incidence in the general population is estimated to be less than 0.05%. We report here a case of duplicated vas deferens found during a routine varicocele operation.