Causes of Hernia in Little Boys

In fact, we need to pay more attention to the care of children in daily life and cannot make any mistakes. Otherwise, it will be bad for the health of our children and cause some diseases. So let us learn about some causes of hernia in little boys.

main reason:

Decreased abdominal wall strength

There are many potential factors that may cause a decrease in abdominal wall strength. The most common factors are:

① Certain tissues pass through the abdominal wall, such as the spermatic cord or ligamentum corpus uteri passing through the inguinal canal, the femoral artery and vein passing through the femoral canal, and the umbilical blood vessels passing through the umbilical ring;

②The linea alba can also become a weak point of the abdominal wall due to incomplete development;

③Poor surgical wound healing, trauma, infection, abdominal wall nerve damage, old age, long-term illness, muscle atrophy caused by obesity, etc. are also often the reasons for the reduction of abdominal wall strength. Biological studies have found that in patients with inguinal hernia, collagen metabolism in the aponeurosis is disordered, the content of its main amino acid component, hydroxyproline, is reduced, the fibroblasts in the anterior sheath of the rectus abdominis muscle proliferate abnormally, and the ultrastructure contains irregular microfibrils, thus affecting the strength of the abdominal wall. In addition, it was found that the activity of promoting elastic tissue dissociation in the plasma of direct hernia patients who smoke is significantly higher than that of normal people.

Increased intra-abdominal pressure

Chronic cough, chronic constipation, dysuria (such as phimosis, bladder stones), ascites, pregnancy, heavy lifting, and frequent crying babies are common causes of increased intra-abdominal pressure. Although normal people may have increased intra-abdominal pressure, hernia will not occur if the abdominal wall strength is normal.

The above article introduces in detail some of the causes of hernia in little boys. I believe everyone already has a relatively preliminary understanding. Therefore, in daily life, if your child has such a situation, you should go to the hospital for examination in time.