Female hydrocele in the Canal of Nuck: a rare and often overlooked diagnosis

Female hydrocele is rare and should be considered in female inguinal swelling. The Canal of Nuck usually obliterates in females, but failure in this obliteration can result in a persistent canal, causing hydrocele. Defects in the Canal of Nuck are rare and most often surgically corrected in young girls. We report a case of hydrocele in the Canal of Nuck in a 29-year-old woman. Preoperative diagnostic uncertainty led to imaging with US, CT, and MRI before laparoscopic hydrocelectomy. Increased awareness of this condition among medical professionals is warranted to reduce diagnostic delays.