Which department should children with hernia go to?

Most young people are first-time parents, so when their children have pediatric hernia, they will definitely be very anxious. They will take their children to the hospital in a hurry, but if you don’t know which department to go to when you arrive at the hospital, it will be very troublesome, and it may also make your child feel very painful, which will definitely make you more anxious. In order to avoid such a situation, you must know which department to go to for pediatric hernia before that.

Hernia is a common surgical disease and should be treated by a surgeon.

Pediatric hernia is also known as pediatric inguinal hernia, commonly known as "proctostomy", which is the most common disease in pediatric general surgery. During the embryonic period, there is a "process vaginal process of peritoneum" in the groin, which can help the testicles descend into the scrotum or be fixed by the round ligament of the uterus. After some children are born, this process vaginal process does not close completely, causing the small intestine, omentum, ovary, fallopian tube, etc. in the abdominal cavity to enter this process vaginal process, which becomes a hernia. If only peritoneal fluid enters the scrotum, it is scrotal edema. The common incidence of hernia is

1-4%, 10 times more common in boys than in girls, even higher in premature babies, and may occur on both sides.

Because boys' testicles descend to the scrotum through the inguinal canal before birth, the peritoneum moves downward to form the processus vaginalis. If the processus vaginalis has not closed after the baby is born, or has closed incompletely, it will become a larger cavity, and the contents of the abdominal cavity will protrude to the body surface, forming a hernia.

Because the right testicle descends slightly later than the left and the processus vaginalis is closed later, there are more cases of right inguinal hernias. Of course, girls may also develop hernias due to weak abdominal walls, but the incidence rate is relatively low.

Since hernia can occur in infancy, you should always pay attention to your child's groin or scrotum during this period to see if there is swelling or a lump that appears and disappears. If you have any questions, consult a doctor immediately.

After reading the above explanation, you now definitely know which department to go to for pediatric hernia. No matter whether you will encounter such a problem in the future, at least you can deal with it calmly and be able to regulate your child with ease. This is very beneficial for your child, and this is also the responsibility that a parent must fulfill.