Patient's question:
The child is 5 years old and has been diagnosed with pediatric hernia. They need to go to the hospital for surgery in the next few days. Since the daily schedule at home is quite tight, could you please tell us how long the pediatric hernia surgery usually takes? This would help us make a reasonable arrangement.Doctor's answer:
Hello! Pediatric inguinal hernia is one of the most common diseases in pediatric surgery and hernia surgery, mainly including congenital inguinal hernia and umbilical hernia. The main factors causing pediatric hernia are congenital factors. Inguinal hernia is mainly caused by the failure of the processus vaginalis to close, while umbilical hernia occurs due to the inability of the umbilical ring to shrink and close promptly, often in premature infants and low birth weight infants due to incomplete growth and development at birth. Inguinal hernias in children over one year old cannot heal on their own. If a child with an umbilical hernia is over 4 years old or has an umbilical ring diameter of 2 to 3 cm, surgical intervention should be considered. Currently, minimally invasive treatment is adopted, which causes very little trauma and is very fast, generally allowing for recovery within about a week.