Ductus deferens calcification

Last revised by Joshua Yap ◉ on 8 Sep 2022

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Yap J, El-Feky M, et al. Ductus deferens calcification. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-2253

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-2253

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/2253?iframe=true

rID:

2253

Article created:

2 May 2008, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

8 Sep 2022, Joshua Yap ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Joshua Yap had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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26 times, by 9 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Urogenital

Tags:

stub, refs

Synonyms:

Vas deferens calcification
Calcification of the vas deferens
Vasa deferentes calcification
Vasa deferentia calcification
Ducti deferentia calcification
Ducti deferentes calcification
Calcification of the ductus deferens
Ductus deferens calcification

Calcification of the ductus deferens (vas deferens) can result from:

diabetes mellitus: most common ⁴
normal aging
chronic infection/inflammation: tends to be irregular (unilateral and segmental) unlike diabetic calcification³
- tuberculosis
- syphilis
- gonorrhea
- schistosomiasis
- chronic urinary tract infection