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Interventional radiology allows diagnosis and, in some cases, minimally invasive treatment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title><jats:p>A\u00a028-year-old man with oligospermia (7 million\/ml of seminal fluid), surgically treated 2 years ago for clinical grade III bilateral varicocele (according to Dubin\u2019s classification), was admitted to the Urology Department for suspected accidental surgical ligation of the left vas deferens. The patient underwent several diagnostic tests including phlebography of the left pampiniform plexus, bilateral vesico-deferentography. The steno-occlusion of the ejaculatory ducts was diagnosed, which was resolved through an innovative interventional radiology treatment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Interventional radiology has played a\u00a0decisive role in the diagnosis and treatment of the causes of male infertility. 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