Patient's question:
The child of a colleague has a hernia. After being examined at the hospital, the doctor recommended surgery for the child. The colleague is also very worried, fearing that the child will experience pain. So, will it be very painful after pediatric hernia surgery?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 is 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 the umbilical ring diameter is 2–3 cm, surgical intervention should be considered. Currently, minimally invasive treatment is primarily adopted, and there will be no significant pain after the surgery.