Zinner’s syndrome: a case of diagnosis of a rare disease
https://doi.org/10.51922/2074-5044.2026.1.124
Abstract
The article describes a clinical case of diagnosis of Zinner’s syndrome. This is a rare congenital anomaly of the genitourinary system in men, characterized by renal agenesis, ipsilateral obstruction of the vas deferens and a cyst of the seminal vesicle. The frequency of occurrence is less than 0,005 %. The case of patient R., 49 years old, who has been observed since adolescence for a single right kidney, a ureterocele on the right. After an examination using ultrasound and radiation examination methods, fibrocystoscopy revealed Zinner’s syndrome. The authors present their own diagnostic results of this disease.
About the Authors
R. N. Kurlenko
Surgical department of military unit 01017
Belarus
Belarus
A. N. Ryapolov
State Institution «432 Order of the Red Star Main Military Clinical Medical Center of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus»
Belarus
Belarus
I. V. Nagornov
Military Medical Institute in Educational Institution «Belarusian State Medical University»
Belarus
Belarus
D. V. Zabelin
Surgical department of military unit 01017
Belarus
Belarus
A. A. Litvishko
Surgical department of military unit 01017
Belarus
Belarus
A. N. Polikashkin
Surgical department of military unit 01017
Belarus
Belarus
A. V. Rudenkova
State Institution «432 Order of the Red Star Main Military Clinical Medical Center of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus»
Belarus
Belarus
M. O. Safronov
Surgical department of military unit 01017
Belarus
Belarus
О. G. Nominat
State Institution «432 Order of the Red Star Main Military Clinical Medical Center of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus»
Belarus
Belarus
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Kurlenko R.N., Ryapolov A.N., Nagornov I.V., Zabelin D.V., Litvishko A.A., Polikashkin A.N., Rudenkova A.V., Safronov M.O., Nominat О.G. Zinner’s syndrome: a case of diagnosis of a rare disease. Military Medicine. 2026;(1):124-128. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.51922/2074-5044.2026.1.124
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