Patient's question:
At seven and a half months, it got stuck once and the doctor had to push it back. This afternoon, it got stuck again. On the way to the hospital, the child fell asleep, and when they arrived, it was repositioned.Medical history and treatment outcomes:
Currently, the child is still primarily breastfed and is not eating any complementary foods. Their weight is only 17 pounds, and they are deficient in zinc and iron.
What are the risks of surgery for the child at this stage?
Doctor's answer:
Inguinal hernia occurs when abdominal viscera or the inguinal canal weakens, accounting for approximately 90% of inguinal hernias and being the most common type of extraperitoneal hernia. The recurrence of a reducible mass at the external inguinal ring is the most important clinical manifestation. Inguinal hernias cannot heal on their own and may become incarcerated or strangulated, requiring surgical treatment.Medical advice: The principle of surgical treatment for inguinal hernia is high ligation of the hernia sac and hernia repair. For children, only high ligation of the hernia sac is performed to avoid interfering with the growth and development of the spermatic cord and testes, as well as damaging the physiological occlusion mechanism of the inguinal canal.