Cyst of the canal of Nuck mimicking inguinal hernia

Topal U., SARITAŞ A. G., Ulku A., AKÇAM A. T., DORAN F.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY CASE REPORTS, vol.52, pp.117-119, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 52
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.09.053
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY CASE REPORTS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.117-119
  • Keywords: Canal of Nuck, Female hydrocele, inguinal hernia, HYDROCELE
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Coley, in 1892, reported 14 cases of a hydrocele in women. He described this "affection" as being "too rare an anomaly to deserve consideration. The rarity of this finding continues to be described in more current literature of 400 cases.