Sonographic appearance of canal of Nuck hydrocele.
We present a case of a relatively uncommon entity in a 17-year-old girl who presented to the emergency department with right inguinal pain and discomfort. On sonography, she was thought to have a hydrocele of a patent processus vaginalis, although differentials could not be excluded. The hydrocele was subsequently confirmed at surgery. Because this is an uncommonly reported condition, a high index of suspicion must be maintained in the appropriate clinical setting. We present various sonographic appearances and techniques that have been proposed in the literature.
Khanna
Paritosh C
PC
Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology, Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA. paritoshkhanna@hotmail.com
Ponsky
Todd
T
Zagol
Bradley
B
Lukish
Jeffrey R
JR
Markle
Bruce M
BM
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography