Treatment of a Cyst of the Canal of Nuck with an Inguinal Hernia by Laparoscopic Surgery

Yardimci V. H.

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, vol.32, pp.128-130, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.29271/jcpsp.2022.jcpspcr.cr128
  • Journal Name: Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.128-130
  • Keywords: Canal of Nuck, Cyst, Inguinal hernia, Laparoscopic surgery
  • Istanbul Gelisim University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2022 College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. All rights reserved.A cyst of the canal of Nuck is a rare cystic structure along the inguinal canal extending to the labium majus, which forms due to non-obliterated processus vaginalis. In female patients presenting with painless swelling in the groin or labium, in addition to strangulated hernia, a cyst of the canal of Nuck should be considered. This paper presents a case of a 38-year woman with a right-sided cyst of the canal of Nuck and right inguinal hernia and its clinical and diagnostic features, differential diagnosis, and treatment. Laparoscopic diagnosis and total extraperitoneal hernioplasty (TEP) offer a useful alternative in patients with a superimposed inguinal hernia on top of the cyst of the canal of Nuck.