Background: The processsus
vaginalis follows the round ligament or testis via the inguinal canal into the
labium majus or scrotum during development. During the first year of life, the
canal of Nuck is usually eliminated. Failure to achieve complete obliteration
results in an indirect inguinal hernia or canal of Nuck hydrocele
Case
Presentation: A 4 years old girl brought by her parents to pediatric emergency
department of King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh with swellings in the right groin
for one month. Local examination reveled a pear shaped 3×2cm irreducible,
fluctuant swelling in the right inguino-labial region with no cough impulse. Ultrasound
reveled cystic lesion seen occupies the right inguinal canal. It measures 3.5cm×1.7cm.
It shows internal debris. The patient postoperative course was uneventful, and
she was discharged the next day.
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