Is it safe for a 2-year-old child to have a hernia surgery?

Patient's question:

Is it safe for a 2-year-old child to have a hernia surgery? Can they really have the surgery? What should be noted in daily life?

Doctor's answer:

Any person over one year old who has not improved requires surgical treatment. Any surgery and anesthesia have their own risks. They need to go to pediatric surgery for face-to-face examination and evaluation preparation. Palpation, color Doppler ultrasound, blood routine electrocardiogram, chest X-ray examination, etc. To avoid respiratory tract infection, hiatal herniorrhaphy under general anesthesia is required, traditional surgery or laparoscopic surgery can be chosen, timely dressing change to avoid infection.

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