An undescended testicle is a condition where one or both reproductive glands have not moved down from a baby’s belly or abdomen, into the scrotum. For unknown reasons one or both testicles fail to move down into the scrotum before birth.
An undescended testicle may remain in the abdomen or in the inguinal canal or just above the scrotum or they may migrate to the base of the penis or other areas. Half of the time the testicles descend to the scrotum within 90 days after birth. But if they don’t descend, this person may have problems having children, when he is an adult.
He will also have a much higher chance of developing testicular cancer. Undescended testicle surgery may be required, either Orchiopexy surgery or laparoscopic orchiopexy which are classified under Urologic surgery. The procedure is recommended within the first year birth and if your baby’s testicle or below the inguinal canal, an open surgery may be performed. To begin your surgeon will make a small incision in the groin.
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