Laparoscopic surgery for a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck with an ovarian tumor: An extremely rare clinical finding

Marie Tominaga; Kyoko Morikawa; Yutaro Ogawa; Naomi Kamimura; Ikunosuke Tsuneki; Masaki Tamura; Toru Yanase; Kazuaki Kobayashi; Daisuke Sato; Hitoshi Kameyama; Akira Iwaya; Naoyuki Yokoyama; Shiro Kuwabara; Toshiyuki Yamazaki; Tetsuya Otani; Takumi Kurabayashi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5320

Laparoscopic surgery for a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck with an ovarian tumor: An extremely rare clinical finding

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Feb 3;10(2):e05320. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5320. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Authors

Marie Tominaga¹, Kyoko Morikawa¹, Yutaro Ogawa¹, Naomi Kamimura¹, Ikunosuke Tsuneki¹, Masaki Tamura¹, Toru Yanase¹, Kazuaki Kobayashi², Daisuke Sato², Hitoshi Kameyama², Akira Iwaya², Naoyuki Yokoyama², Shiro Kuwabara², Toshiyuki Yamazaki², Tetsuya Otani², Takumi Kurabayashi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Niigata City General Hospital Niigata Japan.
² Department of Digestive and General Surgery Niigata City General Hospital Niigata Japan.

Abstract

This clinical image presents an unusual report of simultaneous laparoscopic resection of a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck and an ovarian tumor. Laparoscopic treatment with a proper approach is a useful technique in some cases.

Keywords: hydrocele of the canal of Nuck; laparoscopy; ovarian tumor; transabdominal preperitoneal approach.