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.

Splash injuries remain commonplace, even with the use of video endoscopy equipment. Therefore, all health-care workers should be encouraged to wear eye and face protection when undertaking both endoscopic and laparoscopic urologic procedures. These observations may have broader implications relevant to all minimally invasive surgical procedures, because they demonstrate a much greater potential risk of blood-borne disease transmission during surgery than has been previously appreciated.

Further studies are warranted to confirm the better results with the cefepime + metronidazole regimen for the treatment of intra-abdominal infections.

In this small group of patients, percutaneous renal tumour cryoablation under MRI guidance was efficient and carried no morbidity. Hospital stay was remarkably shorter than that of surgically treated patients. At medium-term follow-up, no recurrence has been identified, but long-term follow-up is required.

The proposed MDCT examination protocol provides important information to help detect subtle urogenital fistulas.