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'''Appendix of the epididymis''', also '''epididymal appendix''', is a benign structure thought to be derived from the mesonephric duct.<ref name=pmid8886956/> | '''Appendix of the epididymis''', also '''epididymal appendix''', is a benign structure thought to be derived from the mesonephric duct.<ref name=pmid8886956/> | ||
It should not be confused with ''[[appendix of the testis]]''. | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*Identifiable on ultrasound.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kantarci | first1 = F. | last2 = Ozer | first2 = H. | last3 = Adaletli | first3 = I. | last4 = Mihmanli | first4 = I. | title = Cystic appendix epididymis: a sonomorphologic study. | journal = Surg Radiol Anat | volume = 27 | issue = 6 | pages = 557-61 | month = Dec | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1007/s00276-005-0034-3 | PMID = 16195812 }}</ref> | *Identifiable on ultrasound.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kantarci | first1 = F. | last2 = Ozer | first2 = H. | last3 = Adaletli | first3 = I. | last4 = Mihmanli | first4 = I. | title = Cystic appendix epididymis: a sonomorphologic study. | journal = Surg Radiol Anat | volume = 27 | issue = 6 | pages = 557-61 | month = Dec | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1007/s00276-005-0034-3 | PMID = 16195812 }}</ref> | ||