[Obstructive urinary symptoms associated with giant cyst of seminal vesicle].
OBJECTIVE
Seminal vesicle cysts are rare diseases and frequently cause no symptoms. An acquired giant seminal vesicle cyst in a 73-year-old man is presented. Bladder outlet obstruction was the main complaint, mimicking that arising from the prostate.


METHODS
Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a well-defined, homogeneous, retrovesical cystic mass. Urinary tract was normal.


RESULTS
A CT-guided drainage of the cystic mass was performed and urinary symptoms disappeared. The cystic mass recurred at 6 months' follow-up. Treatment was by surgery, which confirmed the seminal vesicle origin of the cyst.


CONCLUSIONS
Acquired seminal vesicle cysts may cause bladder outlet obstruction.
Favorito
Luciano Alves
LA
Servicio de Urología, Universidad del Estado de Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. favorito@uerj.br
Toledo Filho
Jayme de Souza
Jde S
Rubinstein
Maurício
M
Silva
Eloíseo Alexandro
EA
D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012669:Seminal Vesicles; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*