Transurethral resection of the ejaculatory duct in a fertile man

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2008-05-01
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Objective: To report a case of transurethral resection of the ejaculatory duct in a fertile man with normozoospermia.Design: Case report.Setting: Large federal hospital in São Paulo, Brazil.Patient(s): A 29-year-old man with normal semen analysis values who had recently fathered a healthy child, seen with complaint of scrotal pain and reduced ejaculate volume.Intervention(s): Transurethral resection of the ejaculatory duct.Main Outcome Measure(s): Relief of the symptoms.Result(s): Successful relief of the scrotal pain and increase in ejaculate volume after correction of the partial ejaculatory duct obstruction.Conclusion(s): Fertile men with scrotal pain and reduced ejaculate volume may be seen with partial ejaculatory duct obstruction, and surgical transurethral resection of the ejaculatory duct may provide resolution of symptoms. (Fertil Steril (R) 2008; 89: 1260.e13-5. (C) 2008 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)
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Fertility and Sterility. New York: Elsevier B.V., v. 89, n. 5, 3 p., 2008.