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