Congenital Inguinal Hernia Infants

Inguinal hernias usually occur in newborns.

Congenital inguinal hernia infants. These images are a random sampling from a bing search on the term inguinal hernia in children click on the image or right click to open the source website in a new browser window. If an inguinal hernia is not treated it can cause serious problems. He recognized that inguinal hernias in children were probably congenital in nature and that they could be cured. An inguinal hernia is a hernia that occurs in the groin region.

A hernia occurs when a part of the intestine pushes through a weakness in the belly muscles. Inguinal hernias are apparent only when there are contents from the abdominal cavity within the sac. Irreducible inguinal hernia in children below two years of age. Congenital inguinal hernia an inguinal hernia occurs when a sac like projection of the abdominal cavity extends down the groin on one or both sides toward the scrotum in boys or labia in girls.

If the child has an inguinal hernia any abdominal lining and or bowel will be moved back to the abdomen. Babies born early or who have a family history of hernias are more likely to develop one. Although the defect was always there it may not become apparent until something bulges through the hole. Kaya m hückstedt t schier f.

If the child has a hydrocele the fluid will be drained away from the scrotum. Inguinal hernias in children are often caused by a congenital present at birth abnormality in their abdominal wall. Laparoscopic approach to incarcerated inguinal hernia in children. Inguinal hernias are the most common type of hernia and are more common in boys.

In boys and girls the hernia first appears as a bulge in the groin area. Learn more about the signs and symptoms of this condition and what to expect if your child needs hernia repair surgery. About 3 5 of healthy full term babies are born with an inguinal hernia. The passageway will be closed with a stitch and the incisions on the skin will be closed with dissolvable stitches and skin glue.

Sometimes a portion of an abdominal organ bowel or viscera migrates down the hernia sac causing a bulge or visible lump to be seen in the groin. Approximately 400 years ago a french surgeon named ambroise pare described the reduction of an incarcerated pediatric hernia and the application of trusses. When that happens in the groin area it s called an inguinal hernia. In children these are almost all congenital hernias meaning that the defect was present from the time the patient was born.

In infants and children the sac may not be apparent if contents from the abdominal cavity have not escaped from the abdomen into the sac because the opening in the abdominal wall is too narrow to allow this to occur. Br j surg 1990.