Patient's question:
Dear Doctor, I am a patient with cryptorchidism. Because I didn't have a good understanding of this condition before, I never had surgery. Now I am 22 years old, and I have it on one side. On the inner thigh of my right side, I can feel it, but it's not very large. I want to ask what I should do now. Will surgery allow me to return to normal? I am very troubled because my family is not very wealthy. If I have surgery, what is the approximate cost for this? Thank you very much, please help me. !!!!!!!!!!Doctor's answer:
A 22-year-old patient with undescended testicles still needs treatment, but it is not a testicular descent surgery. The purpose of the surgery is to remove the undescended testicle to prevent it from developing cancer! Since this undescended testicle has been present for such a long time, it has long lost its normal testicular function and no longer holds any value. Moreover, it may develop cancer over time. Generally, undescended testicles should be surgically corrected before the age of 2, which is the best time. At the age of 22, the undescended testicle has already lost its function and needs to be surgically removed to prevent cancer.