title: Ectopic vas deferens, imperforate anus and hypospadias: a new triad.
abstract: An ectopic vas deferens is a rare congenital anomaly frequently associated with rectal abnormalities. We describe 2 patients with ectopic vas deferens associated with an imperforate anus and hypospadias. There are 19 previous reports of patients with ectopic vas deferens, 5 of which were bilateral. One of our patients, a child with bilateral ectopic vas deferens, had the highest reported insertion of an ectopic vas deferens. The embryology and management of this rare condition are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Urology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20307-5001.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hicks
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Skoog
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Done
mesh_terms: D001006:Anus, Imperforate / Q000473:pathology*; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007021:Hypospadias / Q000473:pathology*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014649:Vas Deferens