Surgery for Undescended Testicle in a 10 Year Old

My son was 5 when he had his surgery, did you ever noticed that your son only had one?, sometimes they can have them then they can retract up inside the body and get stuck.
the case with my son was that the tube turned on itself and cut off the blood supply and the testicle died, they removed that then tacked the other in place so that the same thing could not happen, his testicle is normal and healthy, and a little larger, apparently when you remove one, the other will compensate,
it is really unusual to have it diagnosed so late - usually you will notice during diapering that there is only one, which is why I was asking if you noticed or not.

My son had this and had the surgery at Children's National Medical Center in DC. It was hard for me, because he was just 2 and I had a newborn at home...but he was totally fine. Maybe because he was so young it went so easily for him...but he had the surgery on a Monday and by Wednesday was back to 100% normal activity. He was pretty good by Tuesday also. I have not heard of it taking this long to find, so I tihnk you're right to be upset!! But my son is now 5 and has no problems at all.

Hi, M.:
It is not cancer.
It is an opening where the vessels feed the lower part of the body.
The testicle didn't drop down into the sac. He may only have one testicle.
That is a possibility.
The surgery is to retrieve the testicle and make a stitch to cause the opening to be smaller where the vessels pass through.

It is scary for a mother to go through this as well as the child.
Ask alot of questions.
Good luck. D.

My nephew had this done, I believe, when he was around 7 or 8?

It would have been better to have it done when he was younger cause of less activities.

At 10 he'll have to watch his physcial activities, etc so that there's no issue with scaring, etc. Also, in waiting that long there is a significant increase that there will be something wrong with that testicle when they try and pull it down.

My nephew's surgery went well and as far as I know, is fully functional (and 20 yrs old). My ex on the other hand had his done when he was little (like 2) and it never fully recovered and when he was 27 had to have it removed.

I am sending good thoughts your way.

Good Morning,
My son went through this at age of 2, so im not sure how it would be at ten, but i can tell you that the recovery was not bad,,.. he was put to sleep and when he awoke, hi was numb from the waist down, and it went away in about seven hours, the scar was very minimal and it didnt really bother him, Hope all goes well.

my 10 yr old son is having surgery next month for this. Did your son already have surgery? I have to tell you, I am disappointed with our pediatrician as well. For 10 years, they have been checking him...what's up with that? In fact, our pediatrican didn't even find this, a urologist we went to for another issue found it. Let me know how the surgery went...L. G.

I had an orchiopexy age 10 in Scotland. I am now 63, and living in the US. At the time the pain was terrible and that is what prompted the surgery, which was uneventful. No post-op dysfunction noted, and proud father of three kids. so all in good working order. Only (strong) caveat is that an orchiopexy carries a higher risk of testicular cancer as you probably know. Peak age for onset is 30-35 approx. I was worried during this period (and before) and did regular self examinations looking for lumps, and six month check ups at doctor visits. All passed uneventfully, and I stopped worrying about it when I reached 40. Hope all has worked out well for your son. Chances are he will be fine.

Hi M. S!

My son is 12 and we have an appointment with the specialist tomorrow because of a right undescended testicle. We went to a specialist a year ago and said we didn't need surgery. We ended up in the emergency room 2 nights ago from his left testicle having an infection and a cyst. After reading more online the past 2 days or so, I believe that he will most likely have to have surgery on his right testicle. I can't believe that we weren't told to have this taken care of a while ago. He is so scared. How is everything with your little boy?

It could have been that your sons testicle was down and retracted up. The doctor should have been checking him at every physical. My son is 5 and he will need to have surgery. They have been checking him every year. His retracted they were able to feel it every time until now.

My 12 years boy was just diagnosed with left undescended tactical. In addition to the concerns I have about the surgery today ,I also have concern about his fertility in the future. i wanted to ask you If you had any fertility tests for your boy when he reached his late teens.

Hi i want to ask you that is your son's undecended testicles work properly.

My husband had that surgery as a child, but I'm not sure how old he was. I can tell you, though, that at 43 years old functionality and health have not been issues for him. We also have 3 boys who have not had the same problem.
I can understand your anger, docs usually check boys testicles at every well child check.
Hope all goes well.

My son is also 10 and we were just told that he had undescended testicles. I to had a physical for my every year and my only just now could not find his testicles. I am upset and scared. Everything I read says that he should have had surgery much earlier. How did everything go for you and your son? How long was his recovery?
Scared!

My brother had this surgery when he was about 5 or 6. I just remember that he had to rest for a bit. He is in his 30's now and has not had any complications.

I just took my 12 year old in for his WCC with a new pediatrician that we haven't seen since he was under 4(because we relocated). In the meantime we had been seeing another. On this visit we were told my 12 year old son only has one testicle, or possibly one that hasn't descended yet. We(including doctor) were very concerned and now we wait for our urology referral at a children's hospital... That isn't scheduled for 2 months out! Panicked momma is looking for any helpful answers or expectations!

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I just took my 12 year old in for his WCC with a new pediatrician that we haven't seen since he was under 4(because we relocated). In the meantime we had been seeing another. On this visit we were told my 12 year old son only has one testicle, or possibly one that hasn't descended yet. We(including doctor) were very concerned and now we wait for our urology referral at a children's hospital... That isn't scheduled for 2 months out! Panicked momma is looking for any helpful answers or expectations!

I'm a mom with a 10 yo who was just told testicles are not palpable. I'm very frustrated- 10 yo is definitely too late for such a finding (new dr. new find- i'm starting to care less about continuity of care!). He is already an introverted worrier as it is :(
Anyhow, we were told to come back in 3 months for a re-check, but after reading these I'm sensing, why wait? Should I go for a recheck? or should I go straight to an Urologist? I imagine once retracted (if they ever were descended) they will probably not come back down on their own?