Patient's question:
My son is ten years old. He got an inguinal hernia at the end of last year. The hernia hasn't come up much, and the testicle on the side with the hernia has moved to the other side. Now his testicles have something, and it goes up when pushed. I'm considering having him undergo surgery soon. Could you tell me if children like this can have surgery?Doctor's answer:
Hernia is very common in clinical diagnosis. Generally, hernias in infants and young children under the age of two can gradually heal on their own through physical growth and development, and do not require special treatment, as long as it is avoided to minimize severe crying; for hernias that have not healed on their own after the age of two, surgical treatment must be performed in a timely manner. At this point, your child is already 10 years old and can fully tolerate surgery and anesthesia, making surgical treatment the necessary option.