Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck in a girl: ultrasound and MR appearance

Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck is a rare condition in females. A small evagination of parietal peritoneum forms the canal of Nuck. Failure of complete obliteration of the canal results in either an indirect inguinal hernia or a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck. We present a case in a 7-year-old girl....

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Published inBritish journal of radiology Vol. 77; no. 915; p. 243
Main Authors Park, S J, Lee, H K, Hong, H S, Kim, H C, Kim, D H, Park, J S, Shin, E J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.03.2004
Subjects
Child
Cysts - diagnosis
Cysts - diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Inguinal Canal - diagnostic imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Peritoneal Diseases - diagnosis
Peritoneal Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck is a rare condition in females. A small evagination of parietal peritoneum forms the canal of Nuck. Failure of complete obliteration of the canal results in either an indirect inguinal hernia or a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck. We present a case in a 7-year-old girl. On ultrasound, there was a comma-shaped cyst with the tail directed cranially toward the inguinal canal. The cyst had no internal echoes and demonstrated increased through transmission. Coronal and axial MR showed a thin walled cystic mass.
ISSN:0007-1285
DOI:10.1259/bjr/51474597