Baby Hernia Surgery: Why Laparoscopy Can Prevent Another Operation Sometimes parents come for one problem, and we discover another that needs to be treated at the same time. This is where the right surgical approach makes a big difference. Recently, a baby boy was brought to see me from Indonesia for an inguinal hernia. His parents noticed a lump in the groin, which is a common sign of hernia in children. During the examination, I also noticed that the penis did not look normal after a previous