Patient's question:
My little baby is two years old this year. Recently, the baby has been crying a lot. I felt something was wrong with the baby and took him to the nearby hospital for a check-up. The doctor told me it was a hernia. I would like to ask what kind of impact does a hernia have on the baby?Doctor's answer:
Hernia is a condition where an organ or tissue in the human body moves out of its normal anatomical position and enters another area through congenital or acquired weak points, defects, or openings. The main symptoms are pain combined with a lump at the hernia site, which can be clearly diagnosed through ultrasound examination. If a hernia is not treated promptly, the hernia sac can gradually enlarge, symptoms may worsen, and it may even lead to strangulation or obstruction, threatening the patient's life. Therefore, surgical treatment should be performed as early as possible.