Patient's question:
Today I took my child to play at the neighbor's house. A relative said her son was hospitalized because of an inguinal hernia that hasn't returned. It might require surgery. I vaguely remember that inguinal hernias can heal on their own, as long as you observe and monitor them carefully during prenatal check-ups. I just wanted to ask if the child's hernia not returning means they need surgery immediately? Will it not heal on its own?Doctor's answer:
If the clinical symptoms are relatively obvious, mainly including local pain, if the manual reduction is ineffective, it is necessary to go to the hospital immediately for further careful examination and follow-up. This is to avoid missing the best treatment time and to prevent the recurrence of acute appendicitis. Generally, if the pain is relatively severe and the manual reduction is ineffective, appropriate decisions may need to be made to perform surgery for treatment to avoid the recurrence of local intestinal and content material suppuration and other phenomena.