The improvement of quality of life a indication for elective surgery in elderly patients with minimally symptomatic inguinal hernia.

Aim: Effectiveness of surgery on quality of life in elderly affected by minimally symptomatic inguinal hernia.

Material Of Study: Forty male patients aging over 75 years affected by minimally symptomatic inguinal hernia were included. In the first group were allocated 15 patients who refused hernioplasty; in the second were included 25 patients who underwent early elective hernioplasty using an high density polypropylene mesh under local anesthesia.