Cryptorchidism

Cryptorchidism is a condition in which one or both testes fail to descent through the inguinal canal into the scrotal sac.

Sign of cyptorchidism:
Testes are not palpable or easily guided into the scrotum

Nursing Interventions:

• Observe during the first 12 month of life to determine whether spontaneous descent occurs.
• After age of one year, medical or surgical treatment may be instituted
• Human chorionic gonadotropin may be prescribed
• Surgical corrections (if needed) is done by orchiopexy between 1 and 2 years of age