Patient's question:
My child has been crying excessively and the crying has become particularly severe recently. I started to feel anxious. Later, when I went to the nearby hospital for a check-up, the doctor said it was infantile hernia. What factors can cause infantile hernia? What are the factors contributing to the continuous crying of infants with hernia?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 cause of pediatric hernia is congenital factors. Inguinal hernia is mainly caused by the failure of the processus vaginalis to close. Umbilical hernia is caused by delayed closure of the umbilical ring. Premature and low birth weight infants are not fully developed at birth. If the child cries repeatedly, be alert to the risk of incarceration or strangulated hernia. Pediatric inguinal hernia is also known as inguinal ptosis. It is a congenital disease. The small intestine and gas or other organs in the abdomen pass through the sheath-like hole in the abdominal wall and then enter the scrotum, finally forming a pediatric inguinal hernia. This is because the child has been crying for a long time, or when coughing is caused by abdominal pressure, leading to the formation of pediatric inguinal hernia.