One Undescended Testis of my son
| Discussion in 'All Categories' started by Florance Baul - Sep 2nd, 2013 12:29 pm. | |
Florance Baul
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hi, I am writing from Dhaka, Bangladesh. My son is 10 months old. We would like to do his surgery at your hospital. Please suggest me a doctor with whom I can contact for further procedures of treatment. |
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re: One Undescended Testis of my son
by Dr J S Chowhan -
Sep 3rd, 2013
11:06 pm
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Dr J S Chowhan
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Dear Florance Baul If your child has an undescended testis when he is over 10 months of age, he will need an operation to place it in the correct position in the scrotum. Retractile testes usually do not require an operation but it can be only diagnosed if we examine your child. These may need to be followed until the position of the testis is certain. The optimal age for the operation of undescended testes is around one year of age. The operation is called an orchidopexy. This involves freeing up the testis from its original position and tunnelling it into a pouch in the scrotum. In some cases, when the testis is very high, two operations are required to get the testis down. With proper treatment, the testis has the best chance to grow and produce hormones and sperm. With regard J S Chowhan |