Patient's question:
My child is now six months old. They are usually very fussy. The left side of the scrotum looks slightly larger than the right side in the past two days. The doctor said it's a slight hernia. If it doesn't ascend by the age of two, surgery can be performed to repair it. What can trigger pediatric hernia?Doctor's answer:
Based on the described situation, this may be related to inguinal hernia in children, which is often caused by the failure of the processus vaginalis to close during the descent of the testes in the embryonic period. It can develop during the neonatal period and is a congenital disease. For children with a history of a mass in the inguinal area or those who temporarily cannot be found with a mass in the inguinal area, infants and young children can be stimulated to cry or have pressure applied to their abdomen, while older children can be asked to cough, hold their breath, or bear down after running or jumping, after which the mass can often be found and a definitive diagnosis can be made.