An operation to bring one or both undescended testes down into the scrotum when they have failed to descend on their own before or after birth. Normally performed in a hospital under general anesthesia when the boy is between ages one and five, orchiopexy involves making a small incision in the groin and, through that, maneuvering the testicles into proper position and sometimes fixing them there with sutures.
Surgical procedure to bring an undescended testis into the scrotum and attach it so that it will not retract.
An operation performed to bring an undescended testicle down into the scrotum or to restore blood flow to a testicle that has twisted around its blood vessels. In a fetus, the testicles develop in the abdomen and descend into the scrotum shortly before birth or, in some cases, during the first year of life. If this does not occur, orchiopexy is usually performed before age 2. Also, a normal testicle can become twisted and cut off its own blood supply; orchiopexy is performed to prevent this condition.
The suturing of an undescended testicle to fix it in the scrotum.
A surgical technique that positions the testicles within the scrotum.