title: Female hydrocele of the canal of Nuck: a case report.
abstract: This is a case report of a congenital right labia majora hydrocele in a 13-year-old adolescent girl. Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck is a rare condition in females. A small invagination of the parietal peritoneum that fails to obliterate during the first year of life, can result in either an indirect hernia or a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, St. Luke's Hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Sealife4u@gmail.com
authors.forename: Lynell
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pérez-Colon
authors.forename: Dilaury
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mejía-Berrios
authors.forename: Jesus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cruz-Correa
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rivera-Pedrogo
authors.forename: Joaquin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Laboy-Torres
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014844:Vulva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery