Ductus deferens calcification

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Calcification of the ductus deferens can result from:

diabetes mellitus ⁴- most common
normal ageing
chronic infection - more frequently irregular; unlike diabetic calcification, inflammatory calcification tends to be unilateral and segmental³
- tuberculosis
- syphilis
- gonorrhoea
- schistosomiasis
- chronic urinary tract infection

~~-<a href="/articles/diabetes-mellitus">diabetes mellitus</a> - most common</li>~~
+<a href="/articles/diabetes-mellitus">diabetes mellitus</a> <sup>4</sup> - most common</li>

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4. William T. Haddad, Jr., Otavio Takashi Moritsugu, Vitor Rodrigues Fornazari, Carlos Alberto Ferreira Coelho Neto, Yoram Balderrama da Frota, Carlos Augusto Fernandes Molina, Jorge Elias, Jr., Antonio Pazin-Filho, Valdair Francisco Muglia. Prevalence of Vas Deferens Calcifications on Abdominal CT Examinations and Association With Systemic Conditions. (2020) American Journal of Roentgenology. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.19.22672">doi:10.2214/AJR.19.22672</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>

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