Does a little girl's hernia need surgery?

For young children, hernia is a relatively common disease. Males are the main group affected by the disease, but of course a small number of girls may also suffer from hernia. When conducting treatment, it is necessary to base it on the condition of the child. If the child has recurrent attacks, surgical treatment should be adopted. In addition to treatment, emphasis should be placed on care to prevent the child from crying, which can easily worsen the symptoms of hernia.

Does hernia in children require surgery?

If your baby's hernia has not healed by the age of one, it is basically impossible for it to heal on its own, and your baby must undergo surgery to be cured. The current surgical method for pediatric hernia is high ligation of the hernial sac. Nowadays, more and more babies are being conceived using minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery. Generally speaking, the higher the hernia sac is ligated, the better the effect. The minimally invasive method ligates at a much higher position than open surgery, so the effect is the best. Due to the magnifying effect of the laparoscope, the anatomy of the spermatic cord and vas deferens in the inguinal area is clearer, which greatly reduces the possibility of intraoperative injury and makes the operation safer. For babies with hernias on both sides, one operation can solve the problem on both sides at the same time without increasing the incision. After the operation, only a small scar of two and a half centimeters will be left on the abdominal wall, and the cosmetic effect is very good. Due to the small trauma, the baby basically has no obvious pain after the operation and can resume eating in 4-6 hours. The probability of incision infection and scrotal swelling after the operation is almost zero, which is significantly lower than open surgery. Therefore, if your baby has a hernia, don't worry, laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery will be your best choice.

When is the best time to perform hernia surgery in children?

Currently, pediatric hernia surgery is performed under general anesthesia. The younger the child, the worse their tolerance to anesthesia, and correspondingly, the risk of surgery for the child increases. Therefore, many doctors recommend that as long as the hernia is not incarcerated, surgical treatment can be delayed until the child is six months or one year old.

Treatment of hernia in children

1. Drug therapy: It can relieve symptoms such as abdominal distension, abdominal pain, constipation, etc. caused by hernia, thereby reducing the hernia; the disadvantage is that it cannot control hernia prolapse. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines include Hernia Neixiao Pills, Juhe Pills, Buzhong Yiqi Pills, etc.; or grind cinnamon into powder, mix it with vinegar, and wrap it with gauze to apply to the navel.

2. Hernia belt therapy: It can quickly stop the bulging of the hernia, thereby effectively preventing the development of hernia and relieving symptoms such as abdominal distension, abdominal pain, and constipation caused by hernia. Hernia belt treatment can cure the disease completely. The disadvantage is that it can only treat reducible small intestinal hernia but not hydrocele.

3. Hernia belt therapy: It can quickly stop the protrusion of the hernia, thereby effectively preventing the development of hernia and relieving symptoms such as abdominal distension, abdominal pain, and constipation caused by hernia; the disadvantage is that it is inconvenient to use and cannot cure hernia.

4. Radical treatment: Radical treatment includes four types: hernia repair, hernia patch repair, hernia laparoscopic repair and hernia medical glue injection anastomosis.