Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck

Counseller, Virgil S.; Black, Bruce

doi:10.1097/00000658-194104000-00012

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“…The 3 rd type (hourglass type), is rarely seen and is consisted of 2 cysts in which the cyst located in the proximal region is connected to the peritoneal cavity (bi-locular hydrocele). [9] Inguinal hernia is seen in girls 8 times less frequently than boys and it is diagnosed by swelling in the inguinal region. Almost all of this swelling is caused by inguinal hernia in girls.…”

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Cyst of the canal of nuck in pediatric patients

Akkoyun¹,

Küçükosmanoğlu

Yalinkilinc³

2013

North Am J Med Sci

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Background:Cyst of the canal of Nuck is a rare cause of inguinal swelling in female infants and children.Aim:The purpose of this study is to discuss the clinical, radiological, and histopathological findings, differential diagnosis, and surgical treatment of this disease in the light of our experience.Materials and Methods:This study was conducted in six children who were operated on with cyst of the canal of Nuck at the pediatric surgery clinic in July 1998-March 2013. All information was collected from patient's files and computer records retrospectively.Results:Patients were between the ages of 1 and 12 years. Size of the cysts has varied between 23 mm and 55.2 mm. In all cases, cyst was on the right side. In physical examination while five cases had palpable, well-circumscribed, mobile and painless mass, in one case the mass was immobile. In one patient, the mass was reducible; in the other 5 patients the mass was non-reducible. First patient was operated immediately with the early diagnosis of incarcerated inguinal hernia, the second one was operated under elective conditions with early diagnosis of inguinal hernia and it was diagnosed during operation, and in the last 4 patients pre-operative true diagnosis was possible.Conclusions:As clinical findings of the cyst of the canal of Nuck are variable, pre-operative true diagnosis can only be related to increasing experience.

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Cyst of the canal of nuck in pediatric patients

Akkoyun¹,

Küçükosmanoğlu

Yalinkilinc³

2013

North Am J Med Sci

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“…Counseller and Black classified hydrocele of canal of Nuck into 3 types [8]. The most common type, which corresponds to encysted hydrocele of the cord in male, is one with no communication with peritoneal cavity forming an encysted fluid collection along the tract of descent, from the inguinal ring to the vulva.…”

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Infected Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck

Mandhan

Raouf

Bhatti

2013

Case Reports in Urology

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Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck in children is rare. It may present as incarcerated inguinal hernia and necessitates emergency exploration. Risk of infection in hydrocele of the canal of nuck is very rare. We present a case report of a 5-year-old girl who presented with a left tender inguinolabial region swelling with fever, tachycardia, and mild dehydration. The clinical features were suggestive of strangulated left inguinal hernia and further imaging and surgical exploration revealed it to be an infected hydrocele of the canal of Nuck. High ligation and hydrocelectomy were performed. Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck in a female child presenting with an inguinal swelling should be considered in differential diagnosis.

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“…13 The diagnosis was only made preoperatively in 12% of cases. The finding of a cough impulse or apparent reducibility cannot be relied on to distinguish a hernia from a hydrocele.…”

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confidence: 99%