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

Br J Radiol. 2004 Mar;77(915):243-4. doi: 10.1259/bjr/51474597.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Cysts / diagnosis
  • Cysts / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inguinal Canal / diagnostic imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Peritoneal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Peritoneal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography