Duplicated Vas Deferens: A Rare Congenital Abnormality

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Duplication of vas deferens is a rare congenital anomaly for which the overall incidence in the general population is estimated to be less than 0.05%. We report here a case of duplicated vas deferens found during a routine varicocele operation.

Key Words:  varicocelectomy , vas deferens

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