Endometriosis of the Inguinal Canal Mimicking a Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck

Endometriosis of the Inguinal Canal Mimicking a Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck

Isolated presentation of endometriosis of the inguinal canal is infrequent, and the clinical and imaging findings may be misleading in such patients. We describe an otherwise healthy female with isolated inguinal endometriosis presenting as a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck. Surgeons should consider...

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Main Authors: Oshan Basnayake, Umesh Jayarajah, Sanjeewa Anuruddha Seneviratne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8849317
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spelling doaj-17718de6be824311973f950b576515dc2020-11-25T03:52:14ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88493178849317Endometriosis of the Inguinal Canal Mimicking a Hydrocele of the Canal of NuckOshan Basnayake0Umesh Jayarajah1Sanjeewa Anuruddha Seneviratne2Professorial Surgical Unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri LankaProfessorial Surgical Unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri LankaDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri LankaIsolated presentation of endometriosis of the inguinal canal is infrequent, and the clinical and imaging findings may be misleading in such patients. We describe an otherwise healthy female with isolated inguinal endometriosis presenting as a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck. Surgeons should consider such unusual presentations and obtain imaging and histological evaluations in doubtful instances. Complete excision was curative in our patient with no evidence of recurrence.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8849317
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author Oshan Basnayake
Umesh Jayarajah
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Umesh Jayarajah
Sanjeewa Anuruddha Seneviratne
Endometriosis of the Inguinal Canal Mimicking a Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck
Case Reports in Surgery
author_facet Oshan Basnayake
Umesh Jayarajah
Sanjeewa Anuruddha Seneviratne
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title Endometriosis of the Inguinal Canal Mimicking a Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck
title_short Endometriosis of the Inguinal Canal Mimicking a Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck
title_full Endometriosis of the Inguinal Canal Mimicking a Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck
title_fullStr Endometriosis of the Inguinal Canal Mimicking a Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck
title_full_unstemmed Endometriosis of the Inguinal Canal Mimicking a Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck
title_sort endometriosis of the inguinal canal mimicking a hydrocele of the canal of nuck
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Surgery
issn 2090-6900
2090-6919
publishDate 2020-01-01
description Isolated presentation of endometriosis of the inguinal canal is infrequent, and the clinical and imaging findings may be misleading in such patients. We describe an otherwise healthy female with isolated inguinal endometriosis presenting as a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck. Surgeons should consider such unusual presentations and obtain imaging and histological evaluations in doubtful instances. Complete excision was curative in our patient with no evidence of recurrence.
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