Persistent mullerian duct syndrome in adult men diagnosed using laparoscopy

Omer Demir; Onur Kizer; Volkan Sen; Adil Ahmet Esen

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2010.11.015

Persistent mullerian duct syndrome in adult men diagnosed using laparoscopy

Urology. 2011 Sep;78(3):566. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.11.015. Epub 2011 Jan 22.

Authors

Omer Demir¹, Onur Kizer, Volkan Sen, Adil Ahmet Esen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey. [email protected]

PMID: 21256537
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.11.015

Abstract

Persistent mullerian duct syndrome is a rare disease that occurs in men with a completely normal phenotype and is characterized by the presence of mullerian duct structures. Diagnostic laparoscopy can reveal an appearance consistent with a uterus, fallopian tubes, or ovotestes.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Disorder of Sex Development, 46,XY / diagnosis*
Genitalia / pathology
Humans
Laparoscopy*
Male
Mullerian Ducts / abnormalities

Supplementary concepts

Persistent Mullerian duct syndrome