Patient's question:
My baby has been a bit uncomfortable with her stomach for the past two days, and sometimes she also cries and fusses. The doctor who treated her said it's infantile hernia. I don't understand what to do, so I wanted to ask how to control it?Doctor's answer:
According to the description of the situation, a 5-year-old child exhibited abdominal discomfort, with the child showing recurrent crying. Upon examination at the hospital, the diagnosis was pediatric hernia, which is primarily caused by the failure of the processus vaginalis to close during the descent of the testes in the embryonic period. The condition typically manifests in newborns and is a congenital disease. Conservative treatment is not suitable for children of this age. Surgical or minimally invasive treatment is the best approach. Conservative treatment can control intestinal hernia. Local compression of the intestinal hernia can be repeatedly used for large or prolapsed hernias. The goal is to avoid obvious herniated contents. It is recommended that patients over one year old undergo surgery. It is advisable to visit the hospital for a face-to-face examination to confirm the diagnosis and select the appropriate treatment based on the amount of intestinal hernia.