Shouldice and no bulge

[MarkT]

Kind of? I think their criteria is that a hernia must be palpable upon physical examination. Difference being that it might be possible to feel a small hernia upon examination without a noticeably visible bulge, correct? In any case, they do not rely upon imaging…it must be physically detectable.

[drtowfigh]

The Shouldice clinic does not offer hernia repairs if there is no visible bulge. However, the Shouldice repair technique can be applied to occult inguinal hernias.