What are the symptoms of recurrence after hernia surgery in children?

Some children will have recurrences after hernia surgery, and many parents think that it is a normal phenomenon after their children's hernia surgery, so they generally ignore it. However, if parents ignore this knowledge, it is likely to cause very serious consequences. Therefore, parents must understand the symptoms of recurrence after pediatric hernia surgery, so that they can pay attention to your child's health in time.

1. Recurrence of hernia surgery in children may occur months or years after the operation.

2. Usually when a child is crying, exercising vigorously, or has dry stools, there will be a protruding lump in the groin, which sometimes extends to the scrotum or labia area; it will disappear on its own when the child lies flat or is pressed with the hands.

3. Once the hernia becomes incarcerated (the hernia mass cannot be reduced), abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, anorexia or crying and irritability will occur.

4. In the early stages of hernia in children, the swelling may disappear when the child lies flat and quiet; as the intra-abdominal pressure continues to increase, the swelling may drop into the scrotum. At this time, if the factors causing increased intra-abdominal pressure can be eliminated, and the child can be made to lie flat, or the swelling can be gently pushed toward the abdominal cavity, the swelling can return to the abdominal cavity through the channel through which the testicle descends, and the swelling disappears. This situation is called reducible hernia.

5. If the tumor cannot be returned to the abdominal cavity, abdominal pain will intensify, crying will continue, and then vomiting, abdominal distension, difficulty defecation and other intestinal obstruction symptoms will appear. An oval tumor can be seen in the groin or scrotum, with a hard texture and obvious tenderness. If the intestine is incarcerated for a long time, the skin will be red and swollen. If the intestine cannot be returned for a long time, serious complications such as intestinal ischemia and necrosis may occur.

Now you know what symptoms there will be if hernia recurs after surgery in children. If you encounter these symptoms in the future, you must make timely adjustments. Otherwise, it is very likely that your child's health will get worse and worse. I believe you don't want to see such a situation, and if you make timely adjustments, there may be ways to save the child.