Inguinal hernia in the boy

In boys, a hernia is divided into:

• inguinal;
• inguino-scrotal.

In children, mainly the contents of a hernia are the loops of the small intestine, in this disease in girls in the hernial sac are the ovaries, sometimes even with the fallopian tube.

Symptoms of inguinal hernia in children.

Many parents are interested in how to recognize the child's disease as early as possible in order to prevent its further development.

Often, if a child has this disease, it manifests itself at a fairly early age, often a swelling in the inguinal region, indicating the presence of a hernia appears even in newborns. In this case, the hernia increases, or becomes more pronounced when the baby is crying and becomes less, if it is in a calm state and does not bother anything, in such a situation there is the possibility of complete disappearance of the hernia. An increase in swelling( hernia), if the child is restless, is painless for him, it has a round or oval shape depending on whether the hernia is inguinal or inguinal - scrotal.

To the touch, the hernial swelling is soft and supple, and if the child lies on its back, it can be easily inserted into the abdominal cavity and the swelling disappears if you hear a rumbling in the tummy of the baby, which means that there was a bowel in the hernial sac.

The hernial swelling in girls is round in shape and is also initially located in the groin area, as in boys, but if the hernia is large enough, it descends into the labia. Very often, when a child arrives in a calm, does not cry, does not cry, the hernia of a child does not bother and is not visible.

Treatment of inguinal hernia in children.

Treatment of inguinal hernia is possible only through surgery, this is the only effective way to treat this disease in children. To avoid further complications, doctors immediately recommend that parents do not delay surgery, because very serious complications can arise due to the infringement of the hernia.

Currently, medicine has a variety of methods of anesthesia, which allow such a surgery at any age, starting with the first week of life. The only thing that can affect the transfer of the operation is if the child lags behind in development, was born prematurely, does not gain the necessary weight, has rickets, or has had an acute illness, then it is recommended to perform an operation to remove a hernia closer to 6 to 12 months.

Since the inguinal hernia in a boy, like most children, is associated with the presence of a channel associated with the abdominal cavity, the purpose of the operation is to bandage and remove the hernial sac. It is also worth noting that such an operation in a child is facilitated by the fact that usually at a small age the walls of the inguinal canal are still preserved, which allows it to be carried out more quickly and painlessly than in an adult.

A very important point in the operation is the minimal traumatization of parts of the spermatic cord, with the isolation and further removal of the hernial sac. Otherwise, the natural blood supply of the testicle or damage to the function of the permeability of the vas deferens can be impaired, which can eventually lead to the death of the testicle or to a violation of the genital function.

Modern medicine provides various methods of treatment of inguinal hernia in boys, thanks to which it became possible to operate a hernia practically without incisions, through puncture, which in turn reduces the duration of the operation, which eventually lasts for 10-15 minutes, and thereby reduces the riskOccurrence of any complications. The newest equipment that is used in our time allows you to let the child go home a few hours after the operation and applying cosmetic sutures that do not need to be removed.

In the surgical treatment of a hernia, there is practically no chance of complications and the possibility of its reappearance. The only thing that any doctor will advise parents is not to postpone the operation for a long time, because the inguinal hernia in itself will not disappear, but the probability of more complicated treatment may arise.

It should be noted that the probability of a dangerous complication of inguinal hernia in children is available when it is infringed. If a similar situation arises, the intestinal loop, which has fallen into the hernial sac, is squeezed and there is a violation of its blood supply. The reason for the infringement of the hernia may be a rise in pressure in the abdominal cavity of the child caused by crying, straining or disturbance of the intestinal function.

Symptoms of infringement are the continuous crying of the child, vomiting may also open, while hernial swelling becomes strained and painful when viewed. Then the pain subsides, but the child may become weakened, there may also be stool disorders. If the hernia is infringed, you should immediately call a doctor or take the child to the hospital, because if you do not turn in time for help and do not perform surgery, injured organs such as the intestinal loop, ovary or testicle may die, which in turn can lead toSerious complications and even threaten the life of the child.