Müllerian Duct Remnants in the Male

Accidental cystectomy during laparoscopic excision of prostatic utricle cyst - a rare complication

“…Symptomatic cysts require intervention. Modalities include endoscopic deroofing, transrectal ultrasound guided or transperineal cyst aspiration and sclerotherapy, endoscopic fulguration of cyst lining ( 1 , 2 ), marsupialisation of cyst into bladder ( 3 ), open / laparoscopic ( 4 ) excision of cyst, and recently robot assisted surgical excision ( 5 ).…”

Is a Cystic Lesion Located at the Midline of the Prostate a Müllerian Duct Cyst?

“…Cystic lesions located at the midline of the prostate have been considered miillerian duct cysts or prostatic utricle cysts considering anatomical and embryological aspects as well as the contents of cystic fluid [1][2][3][4], The character of this cystic fluid is serous, mucoid, clear, and brown or green. It should not contain any sperm, since the origin of the cyst is not in the wolffian duct.…”

“…Cystic lesions of the prostate are usually detected in urogenital diseases, since ultrasonography is used to es tablish the diagnosis [1], Among these lesions, those located at the midline of the prostate are usually consid ered the remnant of a müllerian duct cyst or a prostatic utricle cyst [1][2][3][4]. Recently, we questioned whether a cys tic lesion located at the midline of the prostate is a mülle rian duct cyst.…”

Akuter Harnverhalt als Erstmanifestation einer großen prostatischen Zyste (Müller-Gang-Zyste)

“…Bezüglich der Embryogenese können prostatische Zysten in zwei Entitäten unterteilt werden ± die Utriculus-Zyste und Residuen der Müller-Gänge [3]. Im Normalfall degeneriert das Gewebe der Müller-Gänge beim männlichen Geschlecht durch die Wirkung des Testosteron und des Müllerian Inhibiting Factor (MIF) und persistiert lediglich rudimentär in Form der Appendix testis und des Utriculus prostaticus [4].…”