Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck is a rare cause of inguinal swelling in females. We present the case of a 9-year-old girl, who underwent omphalocele repair shortly after birth. She presented with a painless swelling in the right inguinal region; it was of a hard elastic consistency and ultrasound image showed an oval lesion containing fluid, located in the subcutaneous soft tissue. Removal of the lesion and histological examination of the surgical specimen confirmed cyst of the canal of Nuck.Keywords Ultrasound Á Hydrocele Á Canal of Nuck Riassunto L'idrocele del canale di Nuck è una rara causa di tumefazione inguinale nelle donne. Presentiamo il caso di una bambina di 9 anni, operata alla nascita per onfalocele, con una tumefazione nella regione inguinale destra non dolente, di consistenza duro-elastica, che all'ecografia appariva come una formazione ovalare a contenuto fluido localizzata nel contesto dei tessuti molli sottocutanei. L'asportazione della lesione e l'esame istologico hanno confermato la diagnosi di cisti del canale di Nuck.
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