Patients scheduled to undergo laparoscopic preperitoneal or open inguinal hernia repair will be evaluated by means of scrotal/testicular ecocolordoppler ultrasound investigation before and after surgery in order to rule out the potential impact of the surgical procedure on testicular arterial and venous blood flow

Patients scheduled to undergo laparoscopic preperitoneal or open inguinal hernia repair will be evaluated by means of scrotal/testicular ecocolordoppler ultrasound investigation before and after surgery in order to rule out the potential impact of the surgical procedure on testicular arterial and venous blood flow

Ecocolordoppler will evaluate:

1. testicular arterial flow (Peak Systolic Velocity Testicular Artery - End-Diastolic Velocity Testicular Artery - Resistive Index testicular Artery)
2. venous impaired outflow using varicocele classifications (DUBIN - scale 1-3; HIRSCH scale 1-5)
3. testicular volume

Inclusion Criteria:

• Inguinal hernia with surgical indication for surgical repair

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of urologic surgery and/or radiotherapy
• Recurrence of inguinal hernia

Patients affected by inguinal hernia, scheduled to undergo either open or laparoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair