Ectopia and inguinal hernia of ovary

Ovary in Inguinal Hernia

“…If, however, the canal of Nuck remains open, shortening of the distal end of the gubernaculum or the change in the relative growth of the parts, together with failure of the attachment of the proximal end of the gubernaculum in time to the deformed or underdeveloped uterus causes the ovary to be pulled into the canal of Nuck lying within the open inguinal canal. 4 In 1941, Mayer and Templeton 5 compiled and evaluated practically all the cases reported in the world literature and divided the 195 cases into those in which definite inguinal ectopia of the ovary appeared to be present (138) and those in which there was a questionable element (57). They reported that, of the 195 cases of tuboovarian hernias, 64% were in children under 2 years of age, and 71% in children under 5 years of age.…”

Isolated left descended inguinal ovary with ipsilateral ectopic pelvic kidney: a case report and review of literature

“…Historically, Donald [1] and Mayer and Templeton [2] pointed out that inguinal ovarian hernia could be "true ectopia" of the ovary or "simple ovarian hernia". In true ectopia, the tube accompanies the ovary, however, in both instances, a persistence of the canal of Nuck and congenitally long ovarian ligament that fails to be attached to the uterine cornea, all play roles in the development of this abnormal ovarian position.…”