Suat FİTOZ, Meltem Bingöl KOLOĞLU, Betül Emine DERİNKUYU, Mohammad Reza AFFRANCHEH, Didem SÖNMEZ

Canal of Nuck Hernia in a Female Infant Containing Uterus, Bilateral Adnexa and Bowel

Background: The canal of Nuck is a fold of peritone-um that invaginates into the inguinal canal and closes at or just before birth. If the canal of Nuck remains open in female infants, herniation of the uterus, adnexa and/or bowel loops may arise through the inguinal canal into the labia majora.Case Report: The present case is a 12-week-old female infant with complaints of left groin swelling and dis-comfort. Ultrasonographic examination revealed a left inguinal hernia containing both adnexa (ovaries and fal-lopian tubes), uterus and small bowel loops with fluid.Conclusion: A hernia containing ovary and uterus should be considered as a possible cause in a female in-fant with a groin mass. Ultrasonography of the inguinal mass lesions should be performed routinely in a female infant for accurate diagnosis

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