Canal of Nuck

Canal of Nuck
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Identifiers
Latin	processus vaginalis peritonei femininus
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The canal of Nuck, first described by Anton Nuck (de) in 1691,^[1]^[2] is an abnormal patent (open) pouch of peritoneum extending into the labia majora of women. It is analogous to a patent processus vaginalis in males (see hydrocele testis, inguinal hernia). In rare cases, it may give rise to a cyst or a hydrocele in women and has potential to develop into an indirect inguinal hernia. The pouch accompanies the gubernaculum during development of the urinary and reproductive organs, more specifically during the descent of the ovaries, and normally obliterates.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ synd/2644 at Who Named It?
^ Nuck, Anton (1691). "De Peritonaei Diverticulis Novis" [The new Peritone Diverticulitis]. Adenographia curiosa et uteri foeminei anatome nova [Curious and of the womb of the female anatomy a new Adenographia] (in Latin). Leiden. pp. 130–8.

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Stickel, W. H.; Manner, M (2004). "Female hydrocele (cyst of the canal of Nuck): Sonographic appearance of a rare and little-known disorder". Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 23 (3): 429–32. doi:10.7863/jum.2004.23.3.429. PMID 15055792. S2CID 21308117.
De Meulder, Frederic; Wojciechowski, Marek; Hubens, Guy; Ramet, José (2006). "Female hydrocele of the canal of Nuck: A case report". European Journal of Pediatrics. 165 (3): 193–4. doi:10.1007/s00431-005-0067-y. PMID 16416273. S2CID 31755237.
Counseller, V. S.; Black, B. M. (1941). "Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck: Report of Seventeen Cases". Annals of Surgery. 113 (4): 625–30. doi:10.1097/00000658-194104000-00012. PMC 1386384. PMID 17857761.
Miklos, J. R.; Karram, M. M.; Silver, E; Reid, R (1995). "Ultrasound and hookwire needle placement for localization of a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck". Obstetrics and Gynecology. 85 (5 Pt 2): 884–6. doi:10.1016/0029-7844(94)00439-k. PMID 7724148. S2CID 20424621.
Caviezel, A.; Montet, X.; Schwartz, J.; Egger, J.-F.; Iselin, C.E. (2009). "Female Hydrocele: The Cyst of Nuck". Urologia Internationalis. 82 (2): 242–5. doi:10.1159/000200808. PMID 19322018. S2CID 2884609.
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Follicles	Corpus Hemorrhagicum Luteum Albicans Thecae Externa Interna Follicular antrum Follicular fluid Corona radiata Zona pellucida Membrana granulosa Perivitelline space
Other	Germinal epithelium Tunica albuginea Cortex Cumulus oophorus Stroma Medulla Retia ovarii
Oogenesis	Oogonium Oocytogenesis Oocyte Ootidogenesis Ootid Ovum

Regions	Body Cavity Fundus Isthmus Cervix Canal Internal os External os Supravaginal portion Horns
Layers	Wall Endometrium Myometrium Perimetrium Parametrium Epithelium
Ligaments	Round ligaments Broad ligaments Cardinal ligaments Uterosacral ligaments Pubocervical ligaments
General	Glands Urogenital diaphragm

Labia	Mons pubis Labia majora Pudendal cleft Labiocrural folds Anterior commissure Posterior commissure Dartos muliebris Posterior labial nerves Anterior labial nerves Perineal nerve Labia minora Frenulum Posterior labial arteries Posterior labial veins Interlabial sulci Vestibule Fossa Vaginal orifice Hymen Vestibular glands Bartholin's glands Skene's glands
Clitoris	Root Crura Bulbs Suspensory ligament Fundiform ligament Body Corpora cavernosa Trabeculae of corpora cavernosa Infra-corporeal residual spongy part Angle Commissure of bulbs Pars intermedia Glans Corona Frenulum Arteries Dorsal arteries Deep arteries Arteries of bulbs Internal pudendal artery Veins Superficial dorsal veins Deep dorsal veins Veins of bulbs Internal pudendal veins Nerves Dorsal nerves Pudendal nerve Clitoral hood Fascia Tunica albuginea Septum
Urethra	Urethral crest Internal urethral orifice External sphincter muscle Internal urethral sphincter External urethral orifice

Blood supply

Other

v t e Development of the reproductive system
Precursors	Mesoderm intermediate lateral plate Endoderm Cloaca Urogenital sinus Ectoderm Cloacal membrane
Internal	Development of the gonads Gonadal ridge Pronephric duct Mesonephric duct Paramesonephric duct Vaginal plate Definitive urogenital sinus
External	Genital tubercle Primordial phallus Labioscrotal swelling Urogenital fold Gubernaculum Peritoneum Vaginal process Canal of Nuck
See also	List of related male and female reproductive organs Prenatal development Embryogenesis

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