Canal of Nuck
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Gaillard F, Sheikh Y, Elfeky M, et al. Canal of Nuck. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-11091
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Synonyms:
- Nuck canal
- Nuck's canal
The canal of Nuck is an abnormal patent pouch of parietal peritoneum extending anteriorly from the round ligament of the uterus into the labia majora through the inguinal ring into the inguinal canal. Incomplete obliteration of this canal is known as a patent processus vaginalis and can result in either an inguinal hernia or a hydrocele in female children. It can provide a pathway for superficial inguinal endometriosis.
History and etymology
It is named after Anton (or Antoine) Nuck (1650-1692), a Dutch anatomist, who first described this anatomical structure in 1691 2,4.
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References
- 1. Ubbs RS, Loukas M, Shoja MM et-al. Indirect inguinal hernia of the urinary bladder through a persistent canal of Nuck: case report. Hernia. 2007;11 (3): 287-8. doi:10.1007/s10029-007-0192-9 - Pubmed citation
- 2. Kim KS, Choi JH, Kim HM, Kim KP, Kwon YJ, Hwang JH, Lee SY. Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck in a Female Adult. (2016) Archives of plastic surgery. 43 (5): 476-8. doi:10.5999/aps.2016.43.5.476 - Pubmed
- 3. Augustin G. Acute Abdomen During Pregnancy. Springer. (2014) ISBN:3319054228. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 4. Finlayson J. Eponymic Structures in Human Anatomy. (1895) Glasgow medical journal. 44 (6): 401-416. Pubmed
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Cases:
- Inguinal hernia containing ovary
- Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck
- Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck
- Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck
- Canal of Nuck hernia
- Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck
- Canal of Nuck hernia
- Canal of Nuck hernia
- Canal of Nuck hernia
- Encysted hydrocele of the canal of Nuck
- Canal of Nuck hernia containing ovary
- Tubo-ovarian abscess projecting into the canal of Nuck
- Canal of Nuck hernia containing ovary
- Canal of Nuck hernia transmitting ovary
- Canal of Nuck hernia containing uterus and right adnexa
- Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck
- Canal of Nuck hernia
- Canal of Nuck hernia containing ovary
- Canal of Nuck cyst
- Uterus in neonatal inguinal hernia
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