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British Journal of Radiology (2004) 77, 243-244
© 2004 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/51474597
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Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck in a girl: ultrasound and MR appearance

S J Park, MD 1 H K Lee, MD 1 H S Hong, MD 1 H C Kim, MD 1 D H Kim, MD 1 J S Park, MD 1 and E J Shin, MD 2

Departments of 1 Radiology and 2 Surgery, Soonchunhyang University, 1174 Jung-dong, Womni-gu, Gyeonggi-do, 420-021, Republic of Korea



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  		Figure 1. A 7-year-old girl with hydrocele of the canal of Nuck. Ultrasound on the right inguinal area shows a comma-shaped cystic lesion with tail (arrows) directing cranially to the inguinal canal.

 


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  		Figure 2. MR findings of a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck. (a) Coronal T1 weighted and (b) axial T2 weighted images show the mass is true cystic and thin-walled in the right inguinal area.

 


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  		Figure 3. Photograph at surgery shows a comma-shaped cyst with surface beak continuing the round ligament that extends peritoneal cavity through the inguinal canal. The round ligament with cystic tense mass was excised by surgery.

 




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