Am I a Candidate for Inguinal Hernia Surgery?
Short answer: Usual candidates: people with a symptomatic inguinal hernia or one at risk of becoming trapped. The surgeon decides. Final candidacy is decided by the surgeon after an evaluation with tests.
Am I a candidate for inguinal hernia surgery?
Usual indications
People with a symptomatic inguinal hernia or one at risk of becoming trapped. The surgeon decides.
The evaluation
It includes a medical history and tests, and sometimes imaging. It does not depend solely on what the patient wants.