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Hydrocele of canal of nuck: a case report

The part of the parietal peritoneum which accompanies the round ligament in a female, in the inguinal canal is called ‘canal of nuck’. Failure of closure of the parietal peritoneum can result in a hernia or hydrocele. Hydrocele of canal of nuck is a rare entity with little said about it in literature. We present a case of a 7 year old female that presented with right sided inguinal swelling which after radiographic confirmation of diagnosis, was treated surgically.