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Case Reports
. 2012 Apr 23;1(3):arsr.2012.110016.
doi: 10.1258/arsr.2012.110016. eCollection 2012.

Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck: imaging findings

Yc Manjunatha  1 , Yc Beeregowda, A Bhaskaran
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Case Reports

Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck: imaging findings

Yc Manjunatha et al. Acta Radiol Short Rep. .

Abstract

The hydrocele of the canal of Nuck is quite a rare condition and results from the failure of obliteration of the distal portion of evaginated parietal peritoneum within the inguinal canal which forms a sac containing fluid. It generally presents with painless inguinal swelling. Ultrasonography and MRI is plays an important role to differentiate from the other conditions presenting with inguinal swelling. We present the imaging findings of a case in 5-year-old girl.

Keywords: Hydrocele; MRI; canal of Nuck; ultrasound.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Ultrasonography of the right inguinal area was performed with a 7–10 MHz linear array transducer. (a) Transverse view shows well-defined, sausage-shaped, hypoechoic lesion with small internal septations (arrow). (b) Longitudinal view shows sausage-shaped lesion with tail directed cranial and posteriorly (arrow head). (c) Color Doppler showing no internal or peripheral vascularity of the lesion
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
MRI was performed with 1.5 Tesla superconducting magnet. T2 axial fast spin echo image (a) and coronal (b) fat-suppressed images showing well-defined, thin-walled, fluid intensity (hyperintense) lesion (arrow and arrow head) in the right inguinal canal with internal septa. No communication with the peritoneal cavity is seen
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