Patient N.V.L (13 months old, Tien Giang province) was brought to Children's Hospital 2 (HCMC) for examination because the mother could not see the testicle in the child's left scrotum.
Patient L was diagnosed with undescended left testicle and was scheduled for surgery to return the testicle to its correct position.Post-operative check-ups showed that the left testicle was in the correct position and developing normally.
According to Dr. Pham Ngoc Thach - Deputy Director of Children's Hospital 2, undescended testicle is a condition in which one or both testicles fail to descend into the scrotum after birth.
Normally, the testicles move from the abdomen to the scrotum during fetal development.However, in some babies, this process is interrupted, resulting in the testicles being located in an unusual location such as the inguinal canal or abdomen.
During the examination, the doctor will examine the scrotum to determine if there are testicles.If the testicles are not palpable, the doctor may also examine the groin area to look for them.In some cases, an ultrasound may be used to determine the location of the undescended testicle.
In some cases, the testicles may descend into the scrotum on their own within the first few months after birth, especially within the first 6 months. Your doctor may monitor your baby's condition and re-evaluate after 6 months, up to 1 year.
Early diagnosis and timely treatment of cryptorchidism is important to prevent complications such as infertility, testicular cancer and testicular torsion.
Doctor Nguyen Do Trong - Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City said that if the child's testicles cannot move back to the correct position within the first few months after birth, the doctor may prescribe surgery to lower the testicles. This is the most common and effective method of treating undescended testicles with a success rate of up to 90%.
