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Pediatric Radiology
Published in: Pediatric Radiology 6/2007

01-06-2007 | Case Report

Sonographic appearance of canal of Nuck hydrocele

Authors: Paritosh C. Khanna, Todd Ponsky, Bradley Zagol, Jeffrey R. Lukish, Bruce M. Markle

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 6/2007

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Abstract

We present a case of a relatively uncommon entity in a 17-year-old girl who presented to the emergency department with right inguinal pain and discomfort. On sonography, she was thought to have a hydrocele of a patent processus vaginalis, although differentials could not be excluded. The hydrocele was subsequently confirmed at surgery. Because this is an uncommonly reported condition, a high index of suspicion must be maintained in the appropriate clinical setting. We present various sonographic appearances and techniques that have been proposed in the literature.
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Metadata
Title
Sonographic appearance of canal of Nuck hydrocele
Authors
Paritosh C. Khanna
Todd Ponsky
Bradley Zagol
Jeffrey R. Lukish
Bruce M. Markle
Publication date
01-06-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 6/2007
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-007-0481-6

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