Patient's question:
Six months ago, my son had a lump in his left groin area that could disappear on its own. The hospital conducted a thorough examination and diagnosed it as an inguinal hernia. At that time, he underwent hernia surgery at the hospital. However, one year after the surgery, I began to suspect that the condition had also developed on the right side. What should I do if a child develops a hernia on the right side after having undergone surgery for a left-sided inguinal hernia?Doctor's answer:
After the recurrence of inguinal hernia in the groin area, it is possible for both the left and right sides to recur again. The aforementioned situation is not a recurrence of the right inguinal hernia caused by surgery. After the surgical treatment of the left inguinal hernia, if the right inguinal hernia is detected again, further corrective surgery can be performed promptly depending on the circumstances.