Infantile indirect inguinal hernia symptoms?

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The clinical symptoms of infant indirect inguinal hernia may vary with the size of hernia sac or with or without complications. The basic symptom is a reducible mass in the groin area. At the beginning, the mass is small, only when the baby is standing, walking, coughing, constipation and strenuous exercise. The baby often appears when crying. When lying on his back or pressing with his hand, the mass can return to the abdominal cavity by itself. Generally, there is no special discomfort, occasionally accompanied by a sense of local swelling. With the development of the disease, the mass can gradually increase, from the groin down to the scrotum or labia major, walking inconvenience, accompanied by pain. The mass was oval in shape with narrow upper end and wide lower end. Infantile indirect inguinal hernia symptoms? Let's talk about it.

Infantile indirect inguinal hernia symptoms?

At the early stage of embryo, the testis is located at the second to third lumbar vertebrae behind the peritoneum, and then gradually decreases. At the same time, it drives the peritoneum, transverse abdominal fascia and muscles to move down through the inguinal canal at the inner ring of inguinal canal in the future, and pushes the skin to form scrotum. If the ring is not closed or not completely closed, it will form congenital indirect hernia, and the unclosed sheath will become the hernia sac of congenital indirect hernia.

Incarcerated indirect hernia often occurs in the strong labor or defecation and other sudden increase of intra-abdominal pressure. The clinical manifestation is that the hernia mass suddenly increases, accompanied by severe pain. It can't be accepted by lying on your back or pushing the lump by hand. The mass was tense and hard with obvious tenderness.

If the incarcerated hernia volume is greater omentum, the local pain is often mild; If it is small intestine, not only obvious local pain, but also accompanied by paroxysmal abdominal colic, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension and other symptoms of mechanical intestinal obstruction. Once the hernia is incarcerated, the chance of self recovery is less; The symptoms of most patients gradually worsen, if not treated in time, it will evolve into strangulated hernia. The consequences are unimaginable.

matters needing attention

Except for some infants, indirect inguinal hernia can not heal itself, and with the increase of hernia mass, it will affect the effect of labor and treatment, and may occur incarceration and strangulation, threatening the safety of patients. Therefore, except for a few special cases, they should be treated as soon as possible.