The Nuck canal is the embryological remnant in females that is analogous to the processus vaginalis in males, and the corresponding female equivalent of an indirect inguinal hernia containing ovary and fallopian tube is called:

• A Obturator hernia
• B Round ligament cyst
• C Canal of Nuck hernia ✓
• D Labial hernia

Explanation

The canal of Nuck is the female equivalent of the processus vaginalis, running through the inguinal canal accompanying the round ligament. Persistence of the patent canal of Nuck allows herniation of abdominal contents — most commonly ovary and fallopian tube in girls — into the inguinal canal, termed a canal of Nuck hernia. In neonates and infants, ovary in the hernia sac is common and repair should preserve the ovary. An impalpable gonad in a phenotypic female should raise suspicion for androgen insensitivity syndrome.

Reference: Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery, 27th ed.

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