With the development of medical technology and equipment, minimally invasive surgery has gradually entered the field of vision of ordinary people and become one of the necessary weapons for people to choose medical treatment. The so-called minimally invasive treatment refers to the invasive examination or treatment of human tissues, organs or cavities through endoscopic technology. Compared with traditional open treatment, it has the characteristics of less trauma, clear postoperative vision and rapid recovery of patients. This technology has been applied to every corner of clinical medicine more and more, and it has a tendency to replace traditional surgery.
Hernia in children is one of the most common diseases in pediatric surgery, and it also needs surgical treatment most. Like other common diseases, the emergence and development of minimally invasive surgery has also brought new choices for the treatment of hernia in children. People pay more and more attention to the improvement of postoperative quality of life (including aesthetics) while paying attention to the cure of diseases. Therefore, more patients will pursue more effective, reliable and reasonable treatment.
In outpatient clinical work, parents of patients are often asked whether children's hernia can be treated minimally invasive. How to choose minimally invasive treatment and traditional surgical treatment? What are the advantages of the two treatments? Wait a minute. Most of these parents learned about the concept of minimally invasive surgery from the internet, but most people only know that it is a noun concept, which also makes them have great doubts about the choice of treatment methods. Then, I want parents to make it clear that children's hernia can be treated by minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopic surgery), but not all patients are suitable for this method. In other words, the two methods have their own advantages, and different patients should choose different methods.
Traditional surgery has been proved to be effective and reliable after decades of clinical trials. It should be suitable for all children and can be carried out in all primary hospitals. Laparoscopic surgery is a new treatment method, which can only be carried out in large hospitals with good medical conditions and high medical level. In recent years, with the accumulation of clinical experience, we believe that laparoscopic treatment of hernia in children has certain advantages. At present, we use the improved single-hole laparoscopic ligation technique to make the incision smaller and meet people's requirements for beauty. Moreover, laparoscopic surgery can explore the contralateral side during the operation, avoiding the possibility of secondary operation on the contralateral side. In addition, laparoscopic surgery can reduce the incidence of scrotal edema or hematoma after operation, and the recurrence rate of the same side after operation will be lower.
According to the current clinical experience, we believe that the improved single-hole laparoscopic ligation has a good therapeutic effect, especially for girls' hernia, bilateral hernia, recurrent hernia and communicating hydrocele, and parents are advised to choose it. However, traditional surgery is more suitable for giant hernia, sliding hernia, non-communicating testicular or spermatic hydrocele. (This article is concerned by parents of Good Doctor Website)