Patient's question:
My child is 19 months old. They caught a gastrointestinal cold at the beginning of the year and are particularly thin, weighing only 20 pounds now. In such a case, what should be noted before and after surgery? I heard that pediatric undescended testicle surgery requires general anesthesia. Is the risk very high?Doctor's answer:
Hello! During normal development, the testes descend from the posterior abdominal wall of the waist to the scrotum. If descent does not occur or is incomplete, and the scrotum contains no testes or only one testis, it is called cryptorchidism, which is also clinically referred to as undescended testes or testicular nongonadism. Cryptorchidism is one of the most common congenital anomalies of the pediatric urogenital system, often, with the right side being more commonly affected. Cryptorchidism is best treated surgically around the age of six months, with the latest not exceeding two years. At this age, children have poorer self-control, so general anesthesia is preferred for the surgery. The procedure is not lengthy and has minimal impact.