2009
DOI: 10.1159/000200808
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Female Hydrocele: The Cyst of Nuck

Abstract: The canal of Nuck is the portion of the processus vaginalis within the inguinal canal in women. A hydrocele of the canal of Nuck is equivalent to an encysted hydrocele of the cord in men. The literature reveals very little about this rare condition in the adult female patient. In this paper, we report a case of hydrocele of the canal of Nuck in a young female. The diagnosis was made with ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging and then confirmed preoperatively and by histopathology. Although rare, a hydrocel… Show more

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“…A hydrocele of the canal of nuck is equivalent to an encysted hydrocele of the cord in men. 1 Hydrocele of the canal of nuck is a seldom encountered entity in clinical practice and is commonly mistaken for inguinal hernia as one third of the cases of the former are concomitantly present with the latter.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…A hydrocele of the canal of nuck is equivalent to an encysted hydrocele of the cord in men. 1 Hydrocele of the canal of nuck is a seldom encountered entity in clinical practice and is commonly mistaken for inguinal hernia as one third of the cases of the former are concomitantly present with the latter.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2,[6][7][8] The age of presentation is also variable as literature reveals. 1,9 Radiological confirmation can be done by ultrasonography or MRI. The usual sonography findings are an anechoic cystic structure, avascular on color doppler, arrow head appearance.…”
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“…Dicha evaginación desaparece habitualmente durante los primeros 8 meses de gestación y su persistencia puede dar lugar a la aparición de hernias inguinales (si existe el paso de vísceras al espacio extrabdominal) o quistes del canal de Nuck (si existe paso de fluido peritoneal). Los quistes de canal de Nuck son infrecuentes, la mayoría de los casos se han descrito en neonatos o niños, siendo una rara condición en adultos 5 . …”
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“…Se acepta que el anillo inguinal interno se localiza aproximadamente en la zona media entre la espina ilíaca anterosuperior y la sínfisis púbica 8 . El diagnóstico también puede ser difícil en aquellos casos en los que coexista una hernia inguinal (30-40%) 3,5 . El diagnóstico diferencial de masas inguinales en mujeres es amplio e incluye hernias inguinales y femorales, adenopatías, tumores de partes blandas (lipomas, leiomiomas y endometriosis), quistes de Bartholino y menos frecuentes lesiones vasculares y abscesos 6 .…”
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“…Its female equivalent is the hydrocele of the canal of Nuck, the portion of the processus vaginalis within the inguinal canal. It is small in size and very rare (Caviezel, Montet, Schwartz, Egger, & Iselin, 2009). Hydrocele in men becomes a problem when it cannot be concealed because of its disfiguring large size (giant hydrocele).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%