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DOI:10.2214/AJR.04.1770
AJR 2006; 186:539-546
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Clinical Observations

Retained Seminal Vesicles After Radical Prostatectomy: Frequency, MRI Characteristics, and Clinical Relevance

Tamar Sella1,2, Lawrence H. Schwartz1 and Hedvig Hricak1

1 Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., Room C-278, New York, NY 10021.
2 Department of Radiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.

OBJECTIVE. Changes after radical prostatectomy (RP) may present potential pitfalls in the interpretation of pelvic MRI studies in post-RP patients. One such change is retained seminal vesicles (SVs). The purpose of this study was to characterize the MRI features and evaluate the frequency of retained SV remnants in patients after RP.

CONCLUSION. Retained SV remnants are a common finding after RP. Most are fibrotic distal tips. Recognition of SV remnants may prevent their misinterpretation as local recurrences.

Keywords: genitourinary imaging • MRI • oncologic imaging • pelvic imaging • prostate cancer


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