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This page will give you information most an inguinal hernia repair. If you have any questions, you should ask your GP or other relevant health professional.

What is an inguinal hernia?

An inguinal hernia is where the contents of the abdomen push downward towards the scrotum in boys, or labia (folds of skin at the entrance of the vagina) in girls.

What are the benefits of surgery?

Your kid should no longer have the hernia. Surgery should prevent your child from having whatever of the serious complications that a hernia can cause and allow them to return to normal activities.

Illustration showing an inguinal hernia in a boy. — An inguinal hernia in a boy.

Are there any alternatives to surgery?

The hernia will not get better without surgery.

What does the operation involve?

Inguinal hernias can exist repaired using keyhole surgery but most inguinal hernias in children are repaired through a cut on the groin.

The operation is performed nether a general anaesthetic and unremarkably takes virtually an hour.

Your surgeon will make a cut on the groin and find the 'hernial sac'.

In boys, the sac is stuck on to the claret vessels that supply the testicle. It is also stuck on to the vas, the tube that will deport sperm abroad from the testicle. In girls, the hernia can contain an ovary or part of the fallopian tube.

Your surgeon will put back the contents of the sac into the abdominal cavity and pare the sac away before tying it off.

What complications can happen?

Some complications tin be serious and tin can even cause decease.

General complications of any operation

pain
bleeding
unsightly scarring of the skin
inflammation
infection of the surgical site (wound)
allergic reaction to the equipment, materials or medication

Specific complications of this operation

developing a collection of blood or fluid under the wound
developing a hydrocele, which is a swelling around the testicle
injury to structures within the hernia that come from the abdomen
damage to fretfulness that supply the skin around the groin
damage of the blood supply to the testicle
the testicle may come to lie higher in the scrotum
damage to the vas

How soon will my child recover?

They should be able to go home the same day or the twenty-four hours later on.

Your doc will tell you when your kid can render to school. This is commonly after five to 7 days.

Most children make a total recovery and can return to normal activities.

Summary

An inguinal hernia is a common condition. It is caused by the contents of the abdomen pushing down towards the scrotum or labia. If left untreated, an inguinal hernia can crusade serious complications.

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