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A Rare Case of a Young Girl With Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck Mimicking Inguinal Hernia: A Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsA rare disorder in females called hydrocele of the canal of Nuck is brought on by the processus vaginalis failing to obliterate. We describe a 13‐year‐old girl who developed a type I hydrocele of the canal of Nuck after presenting with left inguino ...
Rajabu Athumani Bakari +5 more
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Detecting a Canal of Nuck Hydrocoele in a Child with a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Using POCUS [PDF]
POCUS JournalIn females, failure of the processus vaginalis to close properly can result in continued outpouching of the parietal peritoneum through the inguinal canal into the labia majora, forming a structure known as the Canal of Nuck.
David McCreary +2 more
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The Cyst of the Canal of Nuck: Anatomy, Diagnostic and Treatment of a Very Rare Diagnosis—A Case Report of an Adult Woman and Narrative Review of the Literature [PDF]
Medicina, 2022 The cyst of the canal of Nuck is an extremely rare female hydrocele, usually occurring in children, but also in adult women. It is caused by pathology of the canal of Nuck, which is the female equivalent to the male processus vaginalis. Due to its rarity
Michael Kohlhauser +4 more
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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2021 Background: The canal of Nuck describes a rare defect of the female inguinal canal that predisposes to the development of hernias or hydroceles. We present the case of a 12-month-old girl with a right inguinal mass representing a hydrocele of the canal ...
Michael Kochis +2 more
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Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck [PDF]
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015 A 31-year-old gravida 3 Para 3 female with no past medical history, presented to the emergency department complaining of a painless “boil” to the right groin, which had been enlarging for over two months.
Jagdipak Heer +2 more
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Pseudomyxoma peritonei involving the canal of Nuck: The added value of magnetic resonance imaging for detection and presurgical planning [PDF]
Radiology Case Reports, 2022 The canal of Nuck is an abnormal patent pouch of the parietal peritoneum caused by the incomplete obliteration of the processus vaginalis in females. The most common disorders of the canal of Nuck are: hernia, hydrocele and endometriosis.
Carmelo Sofia, MD +6 more
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Infected Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck [PDF]
Case Reports in Urology, 2013 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
Parkash Mandhan +2 more
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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2023 The process vaginalis in the inguinal canal forms the canal of Nuck, which is a homolog of the process vaginalis in women. Incomplete obliteration of the vaginal process causes an indirect inguinal hernia or hydrocele of the canal of Nuck, a very rare ...
Lohourou Grah Franck +7 more
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Acta Radiol Open, 2019 The canal of Nuck, caused by the failed closure of the processus vaginalis in the female, is the continued outpouching of parietal peritoneum through the inguinal canal to the labia majora. Disorders of the canal of Nuck include hernia and hydrocele.
Chan D +5 more
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Going against the grain: a case report of an endometriosis in the canal of Nuck [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal MedicineThe canal of Nuck is an embryological remnant of the processus vaginalis found in females, and is a potential site for endometriosis seeding. Endometriosis in the canal of Nuck is an exceedingly rare condition.
Karam Karam +3 more
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