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Fig. 1.
A. A longitudinal view of the inguinal canal with the spermatic cord marked with distance indicators. B. The same inguinal canal as in Fig. 1 A, but in cross-section (arrows)
Fig. 2.
An inguinal canal in a female with hernia containing retroperitoneal fat (L). Arrows indicate the round ligament of the uterus
Fig. 3.
Vascularization of the spermatic cord in the inguinal canal.
Fig. 4.
Spermatic cord with fatty deposits in the inguinal canal in two sections (arrows)
Fig. 5.
Retroperitoneal fat filling the patent processus vaginalis (arrows). Narrow echogenic bands corresponding to connective tissue septa are visible in the mass
Fig. 6.
Acoustic similarity between the fat in the inguinal hernia (H) and the retroperitoneal fat (F)
Fig. 7.
The greater omentum in the hernial sac shows mosaic echostructure (arrows)
Fig. 8.
Lipoma (L) in the form of a hyperechoic mass located in the inguinal canal
Fig. 9.
A. Liposarcoma in the inguinal canal showing heterogeneous echostructure. B. The same liposarcoma as in Fig. 9A. Pathological vascular pattern seen in color Doppler
Fig. 10.
A cross-section showing hernial fat (H) and fat surrounding the inferior epigastric vessels (arrow)
Fig. 11.
Fat surrounding the inferior epigastric vessels – two sections (arrows)
Fig. 12.
A lymph node with fatty deposits (n) mimicking lipoma in the inguinal canal
Fig. 13.
An undescended testicle (T) in the inguinal canal mimicking a pathological lesion
Fig. 14.
An ovary with 30 mm cyst is seen in the inguinal canal
Fig. 15.
An echogenic mass in the hernial sac is a compressed small intestinal loop (I). Arrows indicate the deep inguinal ring