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Nuck canal endometriosis: MR imaging findings and clinical features

Gaeta, Michele, Minutoli, Fabio, Mileto, Achille, Racchiusa, Sergio, Donato, Rocco, Bottari, Antonio, Blandino, Alfredo·2010·Abdominal Imaging

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Objective The purpose of this study was to describe the MR imaging findings of Nuck canal endometriosis (NCE).Materials and methods In a 10-year period, 486 out of 612 patients, with laparoscopically and/or surgically proven diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis, underwent MR imaging examination. The examinations were reviewed by two urogenital experienced radiologists working in consensus. Data analysis included: lesions location, size, morphological and signal intensity pattern, involvement of the adjacent muscles, and tendons.Results In 372 out of 486 patients an MRI diagnosis of endometriosis was made. NCE was found in eight patients. All the lesions were located on the right side. The mean size of the lesions was 2.5 cm (range 1.5-4.5 cm). Two patterns of NCE were found: type 1, prevalently cystic (n = 2); and type 2, prevalently solid with small scattered cysts within lesion (n = 6). In all the patients, hemorrhagic hyperintense cysts could be seen on T1-weighted images. In four patients, the lesions involved the inguinal canal, and in another four patients, the lesions were only outside the inguinal canal. Involvement of the abdominis rectus muscle was seen in two patients, and of the adductor common tendon in two patients.Conclusion MR imaging permits the diagnosis of NCE as well as the evaluation of exact extension of the disease.

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  • MRI typically shows two types of inguinal endometriosis on T1-weighted images: one characterized by hyperintense hemorrhagic cysts and another by a hypointense solid mass with hyperintense hemorrhagic cysts.

    “MRI typically shows two types of inguinal endometriosis on T1‐weighted images, one characterized by hyperintense hemorrhagic cysts and another by a hypointense solid mass with hyperintense hemorrhagic cysts.”

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  • MRI is especially useful for preoperative diagnosis of inguinal endometriosis.

    “MRI is especially useful for preoperative diagnosis of inguinal endometriosis.”

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Authors
Gaeta, M., Minutoli, F., Mileto, A., Racchiusa, S., Donato, R., Bottari, A., & Blandino, A.
Affiliations
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "G. Martino" (IT)
Corresponding author
Mileto, Achille
Venue
Abdominal Imaging
Published
2010-03-09
Volume
35
Issue
6
Pages
737-741
ISSN
  • 0942-8925 (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-0509
OpenAlex
W2056576270
Cited by
59
References
25
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 4 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 5
FWCI
4.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Abdominal Imaging (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Endometriosis Research and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Gynecological conditions and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
Keywords
pelvic endometriosis, MRI findings, endometriotic cysts, hemorrhagic cyst
MeSH terms
Adult, Endometriosis, Female, Humans, Inguinal Canal, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies

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