Patient's question:
My baby is almost one year old this year. Recently, he hasn't been feeling well, and when I took him to the town for a check-up, they said he has hydrocele. I'm very worried about my baby's health, so now I want to ask when should the hydrocele be treated?Doctor's answer:
Intestinal gas in infants is one of the most common diseases in pediatric surgery and inguinal hernia surgery, mainly including congenital inguinal hernia and umbilical hernia. The main cause of infant hernia is congenital factors. Inguinal hernia is mainly caused by the failure of the processus vaginalis to close. Umbilical hernia is due to the failure to close the umbilical cord promptly, as well as incomplete growth and development at birth in premature or low-birth-weight infants. Any individual over one year old who shows no improvement requires surgical treatment. Any surgery and anesthesia carry their own risks. They need to go to pediatric surgery for a face-to-face examination and evaluation preparation. Examination, color Doppler ultrasound, blood routine electrocardiogram, chest X-ray, etc. To avoid respiratory infections, hiatal herniorrhaphy under general anesthesia is necessary, which can be performed through traditional surgery or laparoscopy. Timely wound dressing changes are required to prevent infection.