A rare cause of inguinal mass in a female child: Hydrocele or cyst of the canal of Nuck

<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">The canal of Nuck is a different type of a patent processus vaginalis in females. It loses its communication between peritoneal cavity within the first year of the life. It presents as an inguinal mass  in female...

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Main Author: Suat Erkoc
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Language:English
Published: Ped Urol Case Rep 2014-01-01
Series:Pediatric Urology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://pediatricurologycasereports.com/ojs/index.php/pucr/article/view/5
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spelling doaj-ea7045d918c0408e9d426334f1db5df42020-11-24T23:22:42ZengPed Urol Case RepPediatric Urology Case Reports2148-29692014-01-0111161810.14534/PUCR.20141412610A rare cause of inguinal mass in a female child: Hydrocele or cyst of the canal of NuckSuat Erkoc0Harran University, Sanliurfa<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">The canal of Nuck is a different type of a patent processus vaginalis in females. It loses its communication between peritoneal cavity within the first year of the life. It presents as an inguinal mass  in female. Sometimes it may present as incarcerated inguinal hernia and necessitates emergency exploration. It can be diagnosed on the operating table at the time of suspected incarcerated inguinal hernia.</span></p>http://pediatricurologycasereports.com/ojs/index.php/pucr/article/view/5Cyst of the canal of Nuckinguinal massinguinal hernia
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A rare cause of inguinal mass in a female child: Hydrocele or cyst of the canal of Nuck
Pediatric Urology Case Reports
Cyst of the canal of Nuck
inguinal mass
inguinal hernia
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title A rare cause of inguinal mass in a female child: Hydrocele or cyst of the canal of Nuck
title_short A rare cause of inguinal mass in a female child: Hydrocele or cyst of the canal of Nuck
title_full A rare cause of inguinal mass in a female child: Hydrocele or cyst of the canal of Nuck
title_fullStr A rare cause of inguinal mass in a female child: Hydrocele or cyst of the canal of Nuck
title_full_unstemmed A rare cause of inguinal mass in a female child: Hydrocele or cyst of the canal of Nuck
title_sort rare cause of inguinal mass in a female child: hydrocele or cyst of the canal of nuck
publisher Ped Urol Case Rep
series Pediatric Urology Case Reports
issn 2148-2969
publishDate 2014-01-01
description <p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">The canal of Nuck is a different type of a patent processus vaginalis in females. It loses its communication between peritoneal cavity within the first year of the life. It presents as an inguinal mass  in female. Sometimes it may present as incarcerated inguinal hernia and necessitates emergency exploration. It can be diagnosed on the operating table at the time of suspected incarcerated inguinal hernia.</span></p>
topic Cyst of the canal of Nuck
inguinal mass
inguinal hernia
url http://pediatricurologycasereports.com/ojs/index.php/pucr/article/view/5
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