SEMINAL VESICLE CYSTS: CASE REPORTS AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Seminal vesicle cysts are unusual but treatable causes of lower urinary tract symptoms. Transrectal ultrasonography is a good method for initial evaluation of seminal vesicle cysts; endorectal magnetic resonance imaging should be reserved for the cases whose ultrasonographic results are not conclusive. Treatment should be restricted to symptomatic patients. Transvesical approach and laparoscopy in the hands of an experienced urologist are the best methods for resection of seminal vesicle cysts. In this article, two cases of acquired and congenital seminal vesicle cysts are presented and the clinical symptoms, diagnosis, and management of are discussed.

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