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Orchidopexy Surgery

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Fast Facts About Orchidopexy

  • Orchidopexy (OR-kid-o-pex-ee) is a surgery to move a testicle that has not descended or moved down to its proper place in the scrotum.
  • If a testicle has not completely descended by about 8 months of age, it is unlikely to ever descend on its own and an orchidopexy is needed.
  • Your child’s surgery will be done under general anesthesia (an-es-THEEZ-ya), which means that he will be sound asleep during the surgery.
  • Your child may receive caudal (COD-ool) anesthesia, which will give pain relief in the area below the waist. 
  • A pediatric urology doctor—a specialist in surgery of the urinary tract and reproductive organs of children—will do your child’s orchidopexy surgery.
  • This surgery is done through the Same Day Surgery Center.
  • This surgery takes about 1 hour.