Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck: sonographic and MRI appearances.
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.
Safak
Alp Alper
AA
Department of Radiology, Duzce University, School of Medicine, Konuralp 81620, Duzce, Turkey.
Erdogmus
Besir
B
Yazici
Burhan
B
Gokgoz
Ahmet Taner
AT
D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver