%0 Journal Article
%T Encysted Hydrocele of Canal of Nuck: A Case Report With Review of Literature
%A Kimberly Janssen
%A Denise Klinkner
%J Journal of Surgical Technique and Case Report
%D 2011
%I 
%X The canal of Nuck is analogous to a patent processus vaginalis in a male, which normally loses its communication to the peritoneal cavity within the first year of life. Failure of obliteration of this tract can result in a hydrocele. We present a rare case of a 3-year-old girl with right-sided groin swelling over a year, diagnosed as hydrocele of canal of Nuck. Patient underwent surgical exploration and excision of hydrocele. This entity should be considered in young females presenting with an inguinal swelling.
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