Caviezel A, Montet X, Schwartz J, Egger J-F, Iselin C E
Department of Surgery, Division of Urologic Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
Urol Int. 2009;82(2):242-5. doi: 10.1159/000200808. Epub 2009 Mar 19.
The canal of Nuck is the portion of the processus vaginalis within the inguinal canal in women. A hydrocele of the canal of Nuck is equivalent to an encysted hydrocele of the cord in men. The literature reveals very little about this rare condition in the adult female patient. In this paper, we report a case of hydrocele of the canal of Nuck in a young female. The diagnosis was made with ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging and then confirmed preoperatively and by histopathology. Although rare, a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck has to be included in the differential diagnosis of a groin lump in female patients.
努克管是女性腹股沟管内鞘突的一部分。努克管鞘膜积液相当于男性精索的囊肿性鞘膜积液。文献中关于成年女性患者的这种罕见病症的报道极少。在本文中，我们报告了一例年轻女性努克管鞘膜积液的病例。通过超声和磁共振成像进行诊断，然后在术前及经组织病理学检查得以证实。尽管罕见，但努克管鞘膜积液必须纳入女性患者腹股沟肿块的鉴别诊断之中。
