Patient's question:
My child is now six months old. He is usually very fussy and cries a lot. The left side of his penis looks slightly larger than the right side in the past two days. The doctor who examined him said it's a slight case of inguinal hernia. Could you please tell me the causes of inguinal hernia in children?Doctor's answer:
Pediatric inguinal hernia mainly includes congenital inguinal hernia and umbilical hernia. The main factors causing pediatric hernia are congenital factors. Inguinal hernia is primarily caused by the failure of the processus vaginalis to close, while umbilical hernia occurs when the umbilical ring cannot shrink and close in time. Premature infants and low birth weight infants are affected due to incomplete growth and development at birth. If the hernia mass gradually increases and symptoms worsen, surgical treatment should be performed as soon as possible.