Herniation of the uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes into the canal of Nuck in a 4-month-old child: A rare entity

SA Journal of Radiology

 
 
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Title Herniation of the uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes into the canal of Nuck in a 4-month-old child: A rare entity
 
Creator Kumar, Dharmendra Maheshwari, Saurabh Rajesh, Uddandam Grewal, Darshan Maria, Vibhuti
 
Subject Education; radiology; ultrasound; pediatrics Canal of Nuck; Canal of Nuck hernia; Uterine herniation; Pediatric hernia; Uterine herniation; Ovarian herniation
Description Partial or complete failure of obliteration of the processus vaginalis in the female results in the formation of a potential space known as the canal of Nuck, into which various organs and/or collections can herniate. A 4-month-old female presented with a left labial mass related to herniation of the uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes through the canal of Nuck. Early diagnosis is important as there is a high risk of ovarian torsion and incarceration.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
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Date 2020-11-04
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — case report
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/sajr.v24i1.1935
 
Source South African Journal of Radiology; Vol 24, No 1 (2020); 4 pages 2078-6778 1027-202X
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage India; Asia 2019 Infant
Rights Copyright (c) 2020 Dharmendra Kumar, Saurabh Maheshwari, Uddandam Rajesh, Darshan Grewal, Vibhuti Maria https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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