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 hydrocele. Could you please tell me the causes of hydrocele in children?Doctor's answer:
Pediatric inguinal hernia mainly includes congenital inguinal hernia and umbilical hernia. The main factors for the occurrence of 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. Premature infants and low birth weight infants are affected because of incomplete growth and development at birth. If the hernia mass gradually increases and symptoms worsen, surgical treatment should be performed as soon as possible.