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Child Has Umbilical Hernia. Have Pain When Pressed. Necessity For Surgery?
My son is 3 years old and has a midline separation, his pediatrician called it an umbilical hernia, but its more of a midline ridge when he strains to sit up. He is now experiencing pain with any amount of pressure applied to the linea alba. Even when he's sleeping if I run my finger down his abdomen he winces and curls into a ball while he's sleeping. Is surgery necessary at this point? We have been referred to a general surgeon, I am just getting anxious and looking for information. Thank you.
Mon, 8 Jul 2013
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Thank you for your query on Healthcare Magic.
Umbilical hernia persisting till this age requires surgical correction.
If it is not corrected, the size will increase and there is a rare possibility of strangulation of underlying intestines it they are entrapped into hernia sac.
Consult the pediatric surgeon for the examination of hernia and for planning the repair of the defect.
Hope I have answered your query.
Regards.
Thank you for your query on Healthcare Magic.
Umbilical hernia persisting till this age requires surgical correction.
If it is not corrected, the size will increase and there is a rare possibility of strangulation of underlying intestines it they are entrapped into hernia sac.
Consult the pediatric surgeon for the examination of hernia and for planning the repair of the defect.
Hope I have answered your query.
Regards.
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Hi,
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
We observe for babies with umbilical hernia in infancy. But if the hernia is persisting till 3years of age it should be operated.
Contact your surgeon at the earliest possible because there could be complications because of this hernia.
If complications develop then it is a emergency. So contact your doctor at the earliest possible.
Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty
M.D.(Pediatrics)
Associate Professor of Pediatric
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
We observe for babies with umbilical hernia in infancy. But if the hernia is persisting till 3years of age it should be operated.
Contact your surgeon at the earliest possible because there could be complications because of this hernia.
If complications develop then it is a emergency. So contact your doctor at the earliest possible.
Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty
M.D.(Pediatrics)
Associate Professor of Pediatric
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