title: A cautionary approach to adult female groin swelling: hydrocoele of the canal of Nuck with a review of the literature.
abstract: Hydrocoele of the canal of Nuck in an adult female is a rare entity and analogous to hydrocoele in males. Its usual presentation is in children, and its occurrence in adults is very uncommon, more so of the hour-glass variety. We report a case of a 38-year-old woman presenting with a right inguinal swelling of 3-month duration. On physical examination, the swelling was non-tender, cystic and irreducible. There was no cough impulse. Ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced CT revealed a cystic swelling with clear contents in the right inguinal region. Surgery was performed with excision of the cyst. The histopathology report suggested flat mesothelium cells, confirming the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Udupi, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Varun
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Patnam
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Udupi, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Ramakrishna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Annappa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kudva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006119:Groin / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media