Patient's question:
Our child recently got an inguinal hernia and has been experiencing severe abdominal pain with a feeling of shortness of breath. We took him to the hospital for a thorough examination, and it was confirmed to be an inguinal hernia. The surgery has already been completed. I heard that this condition can recur. Hello, does an inguinal hernia surgery cause recurrence?Doctor's answer:
Since pediatric hernia can gradually self-heal with growth and development, the major difference between pediatric hernia surgery and adult hernia surgery lies in the fact that pediatric hernia surgery only performs high ligation of the hernial sac without herniorrhaphy. Since the recurrence of hernia is closely related to the reduction of intra-abdominal pressure, if the child still experiences a decrease in intra-abdominal pressure in the future, it may lead to the recurrence of hernia. Therefore, pediatric hernia can still recur after surgery.