Endometriosis in the canal of Nuck hydrocele: An unusual presentation

Bagul, Abhijit; Jones, S J; Dundas, S.R.; Aly, Emad H

doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2011.03.008

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“…Some patients with endometriosis in the inguinal region have been reported. 11,12 The patent canal of Nuck supports the theory of retrograde implantation or movement of endometrial tissue into the inguinal canal. 13,14 When a cystic mass contains inguinal endometriosis, it should be differentiated from hydrocele of the canal of Nuck.…”

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Laparoscopic diagnosis and treatment of a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck extending in the retroperitoneal space: A case report

Matsumoto

Hara

Hirashita

et al. 2014

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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Laparoscopic diagnosis and treatment of a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck extending in the retroperitoneal space: A case report

Matsumoto

Hara

Hirashita

et al. 2014

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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“…It has been reported that IEM can form at various sites including hernia sacs [7][8][9][10][11][12][13], Nuck's canal [14][15][16][17], the round ligament [3-7, 13, 18-22], and groin skin [23]. However, because most of these are case reports, the clinical characteristics associated with the site of IEM occurrence and the optimal diagnostic or therapeutic strategies have not been compared.…”

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Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Treatment for Inguinal Endometriosis in Young Women of Reproductive Age

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Aim: To study the characteristics and surgical treatment of inguinal endometriosis (IEM), which can occur in women of reproductive age. Methods: Patients who underwent groin surgery at the Hiroshima City Funairi Citizens Hospital between 2004 and 2017 were retrospectively examined. Patients with IEM were divided into 3 groups based on the site of occurrence as follows: at a hernia sac or hydrocele of Nuck’s canal (type I), round ligament (type II), or subcutaneous area (type III). Clinical characteristics were compared among groups. Results: Of 2,798 patients investigated, 28 were pathologically diagnosed as having IEM with 15, 10, and 3 classified as type I, II, and III respectively. All patients presented with a mass (median 20 mm) and/or bulge that mainly occurred at the right inguinal region. Sixteen patients presented with inguinal pain associated with menstruation. While the groups did not differ in terms of most clinical characteristics, the lack of a preoperative diagnosis of IEM occurred more frequently for type I than for types II and III. Conclusions: Because IEM-type I might be underdiagnosed preoperatively, complete resection of a hernia sac or hydrocele of Nuck’s canal with subsequent pathological examination is required for women of reproductive age with an inguinal disease.

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“…A total of 20 studies (18 case reports and 2 case series), which comprised 36 patients who were diagnosed with an endometriotic lesion arose in the NC, were finally considered eligible for inclusion in the qualitative analysis of the present systematic review [ 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 ].…”

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Endometriosis of the Canal of Nuck: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Prodromidou¹,

Pandraklakis²,

Rodolakis³

et al. 2020

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Endometriosis is a common benign gynecological condition defined as the presence of endometrial tissue in tissues outside the uterine cavity. Apart from the common sites of endometriosis, rare sites other have also been reported including the liver, the thoracic cavity, the muscles, nerves, and more rarely in a patent Nuck canal. We aim to evaluate the clinical presentation, diagnostic features, and management of the Nuck endometriosis. A meticulous search of three electronic databases was performed until May 2020 for articles reporting cases of Nuck endometriosis. A total of 36 patients from 20 studies were analyzed. Median age of patients was 36 years with 33 women being of reproductive age. A right-sided lesion was identified in 30 cases (83.3%), while all patients suffer from a groin mass with cyclic pain in a proportion of 22%. All the patients finally underwent surgery for investigation of the lesion and fixation of the defect. Five cases of malignancy were detected at final pathology. All of them were alive with a median reported overall survival of 37 months. Nuck endometriosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of female patients with groin swelling. An evaluation by a gynecologist is important when endometriosis is suspected.

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Endometriosis in the canal of Nuck hydrocele: An unusual presentation

Cited by 25 publications

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Laparoscopic diagnosis and treatment of a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck extending in the retroperitoneal space: A case report

Laparoscopic diagnosis and treatment of a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck extending in the retroperitoneal space: A case report

Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Treatment for Inguinal Endometriosis in Young Women of Reproductive Age

Endometriosis of the Canal of Nuck: A Systematic Review of the Literature

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