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ArticleCureus2024

Laparoscopic Approach To Treat a Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck: A Case Report.

Omer K Alghofeali, Wed K Alwabel, Mohammed A Alharbi, Ghassan I Alhajress, Ibrahim T Al Babtain

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Omer K AlghofealiDepartment of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences College of Medicine, Riyadh, SAU.
Wed K AlwabelDepartment of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences College of Medicine, Riyadh, SAU.
Mohammed A AlharbiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City Riyadh, Riyadh, SAU.
Ghassan I AlhajressDepartment of Urology, King Abdulaziz Medical City Riyadh, Riyadh, SAU.
Ibrahim T Al BabtainDepartment of General Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City Riyadh, Riyadh, SAU.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hydrocele of the canal of Nuck is a rare medical condition that usually affects females during childhood and early adulthood. It is considered the female homolog to the testicular hydrocele in males, as they share similar pathophysiology. The condition is often underreported and considered an incidental finding. On many occasions, it is mistakenly diagnosed and even managed as an inguinal hernia. The hydrocele of the canal of Nuck is usually managed surgically, either by open surgery or laparoscopy. In this case report, we will discuss the hydrocele of the canal of Nuck diagnosed in a young adult female and provide a background, case presentation, and thorough discussion.

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absorbable meshbiosynthetic meshcanal of nuck hydrocelehydrocele of nuckhydrocele of the canal of nuckinguinal hernia mesh repairlaparoscopic hernia repairlaparoscopic treatmentmesh repairthe canal of nuck

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PMID39360093
PMCPMC11446584

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