The difference between inguinal hernia and syringomyelia is as follows: 1, from the symptoms of the two are similar only the contents are different, inguinal hernia contents can be accompanied by intestinal or omental tissues, touch a kind of tenderness. While the contents of the syringomyelia is water, that is, the liquid component of the touch was cystic, do translucency test is syringomyelia completely translucent, and inguinal hernia for the impermeable state; 2, from the pathogenesis of syringomyelia, syringomyelia can be manifested as a simple syringomyelia does not communicate with the abdominal cavity, but also manifested as a traffic of syringomyelia, because of the syringomyelia congenital unclosed caused by the syringomyelia, and inguinal hernia may be caused by congenital syringomyelia unclosed, but the syringomyelia may be caused by congenital syringomyelia, but it is also caused by the syringomyelia. Inguinal hernia can also be caused by congenital sphincter not closed, but may also be due to the acquired abdominal wall muscle strength or prolonged use of abdominal pressure after the inguinal hernia, that is, the abdominal cavity of the tissue through the inguinal hernia out of the body; 3, from the treatment, syringomyelia and inguinal hernia need surgery, but the syringomyelia only need to carry out a simple sphincter ligation of the high, and inguinal hernia not only need to ligate the hernia sac, but also need to strengthen the posterior wall of the hernia. But inguinal hernia requires not only ligation of the hernia sac, but also reinforcement of the posterior wall of the hernia, which requires posterior wall repair.