title: Cyst of the canal of nuck in a two year old girl.
abstract: The canal of Nuck is analogous to a patent processus vaginalis in a male, which normally loses its communication to the peritoneal cavity within the first year of life. Failure of obliteration of this tract can result in a hydrocele. We present a rare case of a 2-year-old girl with left-sided groin swelling, diagnosed as inguinal hernia. Patient underwent surgical exploration and establishes definitive diagnosis as cyst of the canal of Nuck.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Clinic Tuzla, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Edin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Husaric
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Clinic Tuzla, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Nesad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hotic
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Clinic Tuzla, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halilbasic
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Clinic Tuzla, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Senada
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Husaric
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Clinic Tuzla, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Emir
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rahmanovic
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Clinic Tuzla, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Sanimir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suljendic
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Canal of Nuck; hydrocele; processus vaginalis