Patient's question:
Epididymal malformation leads to urinary difficulties, including thin stream, slow urine flow, intermittent flow, and post-micturition dribbling. Not only is urination incomplete, but it is also laborious. Additionally, there are symptoms such as frequent urination, urinary urgency, increased nocturia, and even incontinence. How does epididymal malformation occur?Doctor's answer:
Epididymal malformations are relatively common in clinical diagnosis, typically referring to significant elongation of the epididymis or abnormal adhesion to the testis. Recurrence may be related to endocrine dysfunction during embryonic growth and development. Due to excessively high testosterone levels, mesonephric tubules and mesonephric ducts fail to develop or develop incompletely, leading to various types of epididymal malformations. If development ceases at a specific location, it results in localized self-locking. When the epididymal duct twists and coils abnormally, it may cause the formation of a long-looped epididymal malformation.