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A Rare Pathology Mimicking an Irreducible Inguinal Hernia in Girls: Cyst in the Canal of Nuck
[LANGUAGE= "English"] INTRODUCTION: Cyst in the canal of nuck (CCN) is a result of a closure defect during the processus vaginalis in girls. The symptom and mass findings in the inguinal region can mimic an irreducible inguinal hernia. The aim of this study was to investigate the different...
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Published in: | Haydarpașa Numune Hastanesi tıp dergisi = The medical journal of Haydarpașa Numune Hospital 2021-01, Vol.61 (4), p.377 |
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Summary: | [LANGUAGE= "English"] INTRODUCTION: Cyst in the canal of nuck (CCN) is a result of a closure defect during the processus vaginalis in girls. The symptom and mass findings in the inguinal region can mimic an irreducible inguinal hernia. The aim of this study was to investigate the differential diagnosis and surgical findings of girls who were operated on for an irreducible inguinal hernia and the frequency of consideration of a CCN.METHODS: The data of 868 female patients aged 0–16 years who were referred to surgery with the preliminary diagnosis of an inguinal hernia between 2004 and 2019 were analyzed retrospectively.RESULTS: A total of 138 patients (15.89%) were sent to emergency surgery for an inguinal hernia that could not be reduced. In 15 (10.8%) of these patients, the hernia spontaneously reduced after the application of general anesthesia. In the remaining patients, in order of decreasing frequency, the findings were ovarian sliding hernia (n=93; 67.3%), CCN (n=17; 12.3%), herniated small intestine (n=12; 8.6%), and lymphadenitis (n=1; 0.07%). The mean age of the patients diagnosed with CCN (52.13 months) was significantly higher than the mean age of patients with an incarcerated inguinal hernia (7.23 months).DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: CCN is seen more frequently than expected. Especially, the differential diagnosis should be made with irreductable inguinal hernia in older than 2 years.[LANGUAGE= "Turkish"] GİRİŞ ve AMAÇ: Nuck kanalı kisti, kızlarda prosesus vajinalisin kapanma defekti sonucu oluşur. Kasık bölgesindeki semptom ve kitle bulguları ile redükte edilemeyen kasık fıtığını taklit eder. Bu çalışmanın amacı, redükte edilemeyen kasık fıtığı nedeniyle ameliyat edilen kız çocukların ayırıcı tanı ve cerrahi sonuçlarını ve Nuck kisti sıklığını araştırmaktır.YÖNTEM ve GEREÇLER: 2004-2019 yılları arasında kasık fıtığı ön tanısı ile ameliyat edilen 0-16 yaş arası 868 kız hastanın verileri geriye dönük olarak incelendi.BULGULAR: Toplam 138 (%15.89) hasta redükte edilemeyen kasık fıtığı nedeniyle acil ameliyat edildi. Bu hastaların 15'inde (%10,8) fıtık genel anestezi uygulandıktan sonra kendiliğinden redükte oldu. Geri kalan hastalarda, sıklık sırasına göre; over sliding herni (n=93; %67,3), Nuck kisti (n=17; %12,3), herniye barsak (n=12; %8,6) ve lenfadenit (n=1; %0.07) saptandı. Nuck kisti tanısı alan hastaların yaş ortalaması (52.13 ay), redükte edilemeyen kasık fıtığı olan hastaların yaş ortalamasından (7.23 ay) anlamlı derecede yüksekti.TARTIŞM |
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ISSN: | 1300-6363 |
DOI: | 10.14744/hnhj.2021.80764 |