Case Report
Cyst of the Canal of Nuck Mimicking Inguinal Hernia: A Case Report
Acu L1* and Acu B21Department of Radiology, Erbaa State Hospital, Erbaa/Tokat, Turkey
2Department of Radiology, Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
- *Corresponding Author:
- Leyla Acu
Department of Radiology
Erbaa State Hospital
Erbaa/Tokat, Turkey
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Received Date: January 23, 2017; Accepted Date: January 25, 2017; Published Date: January 30, 2017
Citation: Acu L, Acu B (2017) Cyst of the Canal of Nuck Mimicking Inguinal Hernia: A Case Report. OMICS J Radiol 6:251. doi: 10.4172/2167-7964.1000251
Copyright: © 2017 Acu L, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
A 22-year-old female patient was referred to our department by general surgeon for a suspected left-sided inguinal hernia. She had a painful tender mass in her left groin. On physical examination, there was a palpable mass in the region of her left inguinal canal. US and pelvic CT examination were performed. Sonographic examination, revealed a well-defined cystic mass with internal septae and thin wall, located in the left inguinal canal extending along the course of the round ligament. On CT images, there was a thin-walled cystic mass in the left inguinal canal and intraabdominal extension of the canal of Nuck. Diagnosis of cyst of the canal of Nuck was confirmed by surgery and subsequent histopathologic evaluation. Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck is a rarely encountered entity. It should be on the differential diagnosis list of groin swellings in female patients. Radiologists must be aware of the imaging findings of hydrocele of the canal of Nuck to diagnose this entity before surgery.
