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Microscopic Cyst Resection for the Treatment of Patients Diagnosed with Epididymal Cyst
Published on: March 31, 2023
[Giant cysts of seminal vesicles]
Andrea Furtado1, Fernando Ferrito, João Goyri-O'Neill
1Departamento de Anatomia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
Abstract:
We report a clinical case of a 60 year-old man, asymptomatic to whom was incidentally found two retrovesical cysts. Physical examination revealed hypogastric, elastic and painless masses; digital rectal examination documented a normal prostate gland. Computerized tomography confirmed the presence of two giant seminal vesicle cysts.
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