Patient's question:
Doctor, my daughter is now over five years old. Recently, she hasn't dared to eat dinner for several days, and she can't defecate either. Later, we found out that she has a hernia, so the doctor recommended that we have surgery. What is the best type of surgery for a hernia?Doctor's answer:
Hernia is one of the most common diseases in pediatric surgical diagnosis. Generally, children under the age of two can be treated conservatively. For children over two years old, if the hernia cannot heal on its own, surgical treatment must be performed as soon as possible. According to your description of the condition, your daughter is currently five years old and can tolerate surgery very well. Since pediatric hernias can easily cause intestinal obstruction, leading to further purulent complications, it is recommended to have the surgery as early as possible—the sooner, the better.