Inguinal hernias must be clearly diagnosed before surgery can be performed. A typical inguinal hernia requires the patient to be in a regular medical facility, undergo a thorough evaluation, and be diagnosed by combining the patient’s medical history, signs and symptoms, physical examination, and imaging.
If an unexplained mass is present in the inguinal region alone, it is not necessarily an inguinal hernia, and there may be a variety of conditions including testicular syringomyelia, traffic syringomyelia and cryptorchidism.
Without exact imaging information, it is impossible to definitively diagnose a patient with an inguinal hernia, let alone proceed to the next step of treatment.
Patients need to consult a regular medical institution to identify the specific cause of the disease, and under the guidance of a professional doctor, to carry out appropriate and effective treatment.