Patient's question:
My little one has a pretty big lump in the left groin area, and it feels hard when touched. At first, I didn't pay much attention, but later it swells up when he cries and then goes back down. Some people say it's a hernia and that it can be pushed back in. How do you do that?Doctor's answer:
Hello, a hernia refers to an organ or tissue in the human body moving out of its normal anatomical position and entering another area through congenital or acquired weak points, defects, or openings. Common types of hernias include umbilical hernias, inguinal direct hernias, inguinal indirect hernias, incisional hernias, recurrent hernias, white line hernias, and femoral hernias. Abdominal wall hernias are often caused by factors such as coughing, sneezing, excessive exertion, abdominal obesity, straining during bowel movements, pregnancy, excessive crying in children, or degenerative changes in the abdominal wall strength in the elderly, leading to increased intra-abdominal pressure. This pressure forces free abdominal organs, such as the small intestine, cecum, omentum, bladder, ovaries, and fallopian tubes, to move through normal or abnormal weak points, defects, or openings into other areas. It is recommended to take the child to the general surgery department of a hospital for examination and targeted treatment.