Patient's question:
My relative's child was born with a unilateral undescended testicle. Now, at 13 months, it hasn't descended yet. The hospital did a color Doppler ultrasound, but it couldn't be found. The doctor suggested laparoscopy, and if it's found in the abdomen, should surgery be performed on a one-year-old child with an undescended testicle?Doctor's answer:
During normal development, the testis moves from the posterior abdominal wall of the waist to the scrotum. If it does not descend or descends incompletely, there is no testis in the scrotum or only one side of the testis is present, this is called cryptorchidism, which is also clinically referred to as incomplete testicular descent or undescended testis. Cryptorchidism is one of the most common congenital anomalies of the pediatric urogenital system. It primarily occurs on one side, while the other side remains unchanged. Wishing your baby good health.