Patient's question:
Dear child, after the orchiopexy surgery, will the child feel pain? If there is pain, is there any pain relief available? Can the child eat supplementary foods as usual after the surgery? Will urination be affected? Can it be normal? Does the postoperative pain occur in children with cryptorchidism?Doctor's answer:
After pediatric orchiopexy. Postoperative pain response may occur due to anesthesia metabolism. Pain medication may be used to alleviate symptoms. Dietary intake should remain light and easily digestible. It can be consumed before supplement food. Do not add new supplements. This may cause gastrointestinal reactions. Currently. Some patients do not show testes in imaging examinations. It may be due to abdominal cryptorchidism or unilateral testicular absence. For these patients. laparoscopic examination and surgical treatment should be performed in a timely manner. The incidence of abdominal cryptorchidism is low. The incidence of adult testicular cancer is high. Surgery should be performed as early as possible. In cases of testicular absence. atrophic testes and residual spermatic cord tissue should also be resected to prevent adult cancer transformation.