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Microscopic Cyst Resection for the Treatment of Patients Diagnosed with Epididymal Cyst
Published on: March 31, 2023
[Cyst of Nucks canal associated with recurrent inguinal hernia]
Denzil Garteiz Martínez1, Sonia Estela Nieto González, Carlos Bravo Torreblanca
1Hospital Angeles Lomas, Huixquilucan, Estado de México. denzilgarteiz@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Cysts of a permeable vaginal process or cysts of Nuck are a rare entity in women and have a similar embryologic and etiologic origin as that of inguinal hernias. They should be considered a differential diagnosis when an inguinal mass is present or during a diagnostic laparoscopy in which a peritoneal defect or open inguinal ring is found. We report the case of a woman with a cyst of Nuck that presented as a recurrent inguinal hernia. Discussion is centered on the embryologic, anatomic, clinical and therapeutic aspects of this condition.
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