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We report the case of a 4-year-old boy admitted for a painful umbilical swelling, clinically diagnosed as a strangulated umbilical hernia. During the procedure, a tubular structure attached to the umbilicus was identified and dissected; it was found to communicate with the bladder dome, consistent with an infected urachal diverticulum. The diverticulum was resected at its vesical base, followed by a three-layer cystorrhaphy. The postoperative course was uneventful. This case highlights the diagnostic challenge posed by infected urachal diverticulum, which can mimic common surgical emergencies such as umbilical hernia. 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