Abstract
Childhood Female Hydrocele Presenting in Adulthood
Highlights
Childhood Female Hydrocele Presenting in AdulthoodFemale hydrocele or hydrocele of canal of Nuck is a very rare entity, resulting from failure of obliteration of the canal and accumulation of fluid within it, usually seen in infancy and adolescence but rarely in adulthood
In females, canal of Nuck is akin to processus vaginalis in males, which usually gets obliterated by the first birthday
Failure to attain total obliteration of the canal leads to formation of indirect inguinal hernia or hydrocele of canal of Nuck, which is synonymous to the term female hydrocele or cyst of the canal of Nuck
Summary
Female hydrocele or hydrocele of canal of Nuck is a very rare entity, resulting from failure of obliteration of the canal and accumulation of fluid within it, usually seen in infancy and adolescence but rarely in adulthood. There is paucity of cases of female hydrocele in the literature and even more less cases are seen in adulthood. We present a rare case of hydrocele of canal of Nuck in an adult lady dealt successfully with surgery in a secondary care institute
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