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When is the best age to do an operation on a baby with a groin hernia?
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No lower age limit: Groin hernia in a baby has a potential complication of incarceration , surgery is advised as soon as it is detected. Talk to your pediatrician for referral to a ped. Surgeon.
Answered 6/24/2020
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If you can wait: If you can wait is best but of they are noticeable fix now. Talk to a pediatric surgeon. www.drlugo.com.
Answered 3/6/2015
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