The best time and method of pediatric hernia treatment

  The treatment of pediatric inguinal hernia varies by age: children under 1 year of age can be treated with a hernia belt because of the possibility of self-healing; after 1 year of age, the possibility of self-healing is almost zero, so early surgery is recommended. The inguinal hernia of a child that is stuck and cannot be returned is medically known as “inguinal hernia entrapment” and should be operated as soon as possible.        There are two types of surgical procedures: the traditional hernia bursa ligation and the laparoscopic hernia bursa ligation. Both surgeries require general anesthesia, and laparoscopic surgery is becoming more and more popular among doctors and patients because of its precise efficacy, less patient pain, less trauma and side injuries, faster recovery, and fewer complications.