Congenital absence of the vas occurs in up to 1% of men. Congenital unilateral absence of the vas deferens can be related to cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator mutations or in 79% of cases, renal agenesis. We present a case of each, diagnosed in children at operation for elective inguinal hernia repairs. One patient had associated ipsilateral renal agenesis with a normal cystic...

Recurrent epididymitis and a history of anorectal malformation (ARM) may be secondary to an ectopic vas deferens to ureter described as persistent mesonephric duct syndrome. This is a case of a child with ARM found to have bilateral ectopic ureter to vas connection. The histopathology specimen here would suggest this is an ectopic ureter to vas. In a child with ARM that is undergoing nephrectom...

BACKGROUND Numerous studies have identified that physical activity (PA) has positive influences on quality of life. However, there has been little domestic research about the relation of PA to health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among the general population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of PA on HRQoL in Korean adults aged 40 years or over. METHODS This cross-sectio...

OBJECTIVES Men presenting with primary infertility and azoospermia may be offered surgical sperm retrieval (SSR) as a prelude to intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). We evaluated sperm retrieval rates in subgroups of men with azoospermia, based on obstructive aetiology, testicular volume and FSH. METHODS 106 patients with primary infertility underwent clinical evaluation and SSR with perc...