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September 3rd, 2008
Hello my daughter is just 4 years old an she had a visit to the doctor for a check up and the docter says she might have hernia.My question is do these type of symtums go away as the grow up.

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replied September 25th, 2010
Except for small umbilical hernias during the first 4 or 5 years of life, most hernias will not go away without surgery.



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