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Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck: Sonographic and MRI appearances
Author(s) -
Safak Alp Alper,
Erdogmus Besir,
Yazici Burhan,
Gokgoz Ahmet Taner
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20329
Subject(s) - medicine , hydrocele , groin , inguinal canal , valsalva maneuver , cyst , hernia , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , anatomy , inguinal hernia , blood pressure
Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck is a rare disorder in females. A 50‐year‐old female presented with the complaint of swelling and occasional pain in the right groin. Sonographic examination revealed a proximal dilatation at the inguinal canal with a 3‐cm ovoid, septated cystic lesion at the distal end. The mass appeared as a simple cyst on MRI. Valsalva's maneuver during real‐time sonography helped differentiate the hydrocele of the canal of Nuck from an inguinal hernia. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2007