Patient's question:
I have noticed that my child may have a hernia for about six months. On the left side of the child, it occasionally doesn't show up unless they jump around. It also doesn't appear in the morning. I took the child to get checked, and they said that surgery is the only way to fix it. I want to know what to do about a hernia in a 4-year-old boy?Doctor's answer:
As reported, a 4-year-old child discovered a left inguinal mass while jumping, which was the size of an ovary and disappeared when lying down. It may be related to inguinal in children, classified as an active hernia, primarily caused by the failure to block the peritoneal processus vaginalis during the descent of the testis in the embryonic period. It can occur during the neonatal period and is a congenital disease. For children in this age group, conservative treatment is not effective, and surgery is the best treatment. The formation of inguinal is due to abnormal local tissue development, local defects, or weakness, causing abdominal contents to protrude through the defect or weakness, resulting in a noticeable hernia. In this case, conservative treatment has no clear effect for children over 1 year old. Recurrent episodes can lead to complications. Generally, timely surgical treatment should be considered.