Hydrocele of Canal of Nuck in Adult Females – A Series of Three Cases

Abstract

Devi Shanker Malik, Mahipal Singh and B S Dhakad

Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck in adult females is exceptionally rare. The canal of Nuck is the portion of the processus vaginalis in the inguinal canal in women. This is homologous to the processus vaginalis of male anatomy. Although the canal of Nuck normally disappears completely in the first year of life, if it remains patent, then it can lead to the development of an indirect inguinal hernia or hydrocele of the canal of Nuck. Ultrasonography is the preferred investigation. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is done to confirm the diagnosis preoperatively. The treatment remains the excision of the hydrocele of the canal of Nuck. We are presenting three cases of hydrocele of the canal of Nuck in adult females, one Bilateral and two unilateral, which were treated by laparoscopic/open excision of the hydrocele with mesh repair.

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