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Inguinal Hernia & Hydrocele
Children sometimes have inguinal hernias or hydroceles, which can be present at birth or develop later. An inguinal hernia is when a section of a child鈥檚 intestines pushes through a weak spot in the stomach into the groin or, in boys, the scrotum. It looks like a 鈥渂ulge鈥 in the groin area. A hydrocele is when fluid collects around a boy鈥檚 testes. Hydroceles cause swelling around the testicles, but they鈥檙e usually painless.</p>\r\n<p>Both of these conditions either go away on their own by 12鈥18 months old or can be easily treated with surgery. Most inguinal hernia and hydrocele repairs are done on an outpatient basis in the operating room. That means your child can usually go home on the same day as their surgery. </p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/inguinal-hernias.html\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More About Inguinal Hernias<i></i></a> <i></i><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/hydrocele.html\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More About Hydroceles <i></i></a><i></i></p>\r\n"}} id=text-d08ac412e7 class=cmp-text>
Children sometimes have inguinal hernias or hydroceles, which can be present at birth or develop later. An inguinal hernia is when a section of a child鈥檚 intestines pushes through a weak spot in the stomach into the groin or, in boys, the scrotum. It looks like a 鈥渂ulge鈥 in the groin area. A hydrocele is when fluid collects around a boy鈥檚 testes. Hydroceles cause swelling around the testicles, but they鈥檙e usually painless.
Both of these conditions either go away on their own by 12鈥18 months old or can be easily treated with surgery. Most inguinal hernia and hydrocele repairs are done on an outpatient basis in the operating room. That means your child can usually go home on the same day as their surgery.聽
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Inguinal Hernia & Hydrocele
Children sometimes have inguinal hernias or hydroceles, which can be present at birth or develop later. An inguinal hernia is when a section of a child鈥檚 intestines pushes through a weak spot in the stomach into the groin or, in boys, the scrotum. It looks like a 鈥渂ulge鈥 in the groin area. A hydrocele is when fluid collects around a boy鈥檚 testes. Hydroceles cause swelling around the testicles, but they鈥檙e usually painless.</p>\r\n<p>Both of these conditions either go away on their own by 12鈥18 months old or can be easily treated with surgery. Most inguinal hernia and hydrocele repairs are done on an outpatient basis in the operating room. That means your child can usually go home on the same day as their surgery. </p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/inguinal-hernias.html\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More About Inguinal Hernias<i></i></a> <i></i><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/hydrocele.html\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More About Hydroceles <i></i></a><i></i></p>\r\n"}} id=text-88edd8568c class=cmp-text>
Children sometimes have inguinal hernias or hydroceles, which can be present at birth or develop later. An inguinal hernia is when a section of a child鈥檚 intestines pushes through a weak spot in the stomach into the groin or, in boys, the scrotum. It looks like a 鈥渂ulge鈥 in the groin area. A hydrocele is when fluid collects around a boy鈥檚 testes. Hydroceles cause swelling around the testicles, but they鈥檙e usually painless.
Both of these conditions either go away on their own by 12鈥18 months old or can be easily treated with surgery. Most inguinal hernia and hydrocele repairs are done on an outpatient basis in the operating room. That means your child can usually go home on the same day as their surgery.聽
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If your child needs treatment for inguinal hernias and hydroceles, you can count on the experts at 91大神 Children's. Our urologists are specialists in urology for kids 鈥 board-certified in pediatric urology. Year after year, many are recognized as <a href=\"http://www.bestdoctors.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Best Doctors in America</i>庐</a>, as well as 鈥<i>Top Doctors</i>鈥 by local magazines in our regions. </p>\r\n<p>And, if your son needs surgery, know that our urologists are skilled in procedures ranging from routine outpatient operations to complex inpatient surgeries 鈥 including reconstructive surgery of the urinary tract or genitalia.</p>\r\n"}} id=text-233e09d1cb class=cmp-text>
If your child needs treatment for inguinal hernias and hydroceles, you can count on the experts at 91大神 Children's. Our urologists are specialists in urology for kids 鈥 board-certified in pediatric urology. Year after year, many are recognized as , as well as 鈥Top Doctors鈥 by local magazines in our regions.聽聽
And, if your son needs surgery, know that our urologists are skilled in procedures ranging from routine outpatient operations to complex inpatient surgeries 鈥 including reconstructive surgery of the urinary tract or genitalia.
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