Cyst of canal of Nuck-a rare clinical entity: case series and review of literature

Authors

  • Manisha Albal Albal Surgical Hospital & Department of pediatric surgery, NKPSIMS Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
  • Prasad Y. Bansod Department of Surgery, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8686-1925
  • Pratik Singh Department of Surgery, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and LMH, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
  • Rahul Dhole Department of Surgery, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and LMH, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20211960

Keywords:

Canal of Nuck, Inguinal cyst, Round ligament, Inguinal swelling, Female hydrocele, Processus vaginalis, Abdominolabial cyst (hydrocele)

Abstract

A small evagination of parietal peritoneum forms the canal of Nuck. By the first year of life this extension condenses into a fibrous cord. Cyst of canal of Nuck is a rare developmental anomaly. The inguinal canal is traversed by the spermatic cord in male and the round ligament of uterus in female. The processus vaginalis accompanies the round ligament through the inguinal canal through into the labium majus. This evagination of parietal peritoneum forms the canal of Nuck in the female. These cases are rarely seen in surgical practice. In this case series we described three clinical scenario of canal of Nuck and their management.

 

Author Biographies

Manisha Albal, Albal Surgical Hospital & Department of pediatric surgery, NKPSIMS Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Consultant pediatric surgeon NKPSIMS, Nagpur
Maharashtra, INDIA

Prasad Y. Bansod, Department of Surgery, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery

Government Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, INDIA

Rahul Dhole, Department of Surgery, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and LMH, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Junior resident

Department of Surgery,

NKP Salve institute of medical Sciences & LMH, Nagpur

Maharashtra, INDIA

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2021-05-28

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