Orchidopedy Discharge information GHPI0984_04_09
Orchidopedy Discharge information GHPI0984_04_09
Orchidopedy Discharge information GHPI0984_04_09
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Orchidopexy<br />
<strong>Discharge</strong> <strong>information</strong><br />
<strong>GHPI<strong>09</strong>84</strong>_<strong>04</strong>_<strong>09</strong><br />
Author: Paediatric<br />
Review due: April 2012
Your child has been admitted for an<br />
operation for undescended testis.<br />
Usually this is because the testis has<br />
been undescended since birth and it<br />
is necessary to place it in the scrotum<br />
partly to help its function but also<br />
because it is more comfortable in that<br />
position.<br />
The Operation<br />
Your child will have a general<br />
anaesthetic as well as some local<br />
anaesthetic to reduce post operative<br />
discomfort.<br />
The undescended testis is treated by<br />
detaching it from the surrounding<br />
structures within the groin in order to<br />
give greater length to the spermatic<br />
cord so that the testis can then be<br />
placed within the scrotum.<br />
Occasionally there is a hernia present<br />
and this is dealt with at the same time.<br />
The operation is done initially through a<br />
small incision in the groin to release the<br />
testis and then a further small incision<br />
in the scrotum in order to allow the<br />
testis to be drawn down into the correct<br />
position and gently anchored there.<br />
The incisions are closed with dissolving<br />
stitches.<br />
After the Operation<br />
Your child will remain in the theatre<br />
recovery area for a period of time and<br />
you will be able to join him there and<br />
then accompany him back to the ward.<br />
When he has recovered from the<br />
anaesthetic he will be able to drink<br />
and eat. When he has been able to<br />
pass urine and any pain or discomfort is<br />
under control he will be allowed home.<br />
After <strong>Discharge</strong><br />
Your child may have some bruising and<br />
swelling from the operation but this<br />
should settle within a few days.<br />
You will be advised about school and<br />
physical activity before discharge.<br />
Simple pain killers including<br />
Paracetamol and Ibuprofen can be used<br />
until the discomfort has settled.<br />
You may be contacted by the ward<br />
to check that no problem has arisen<br />
immediately following the operation.<br />
If you have concerns you should<br />
contact either the children’s ward<br />
or your doctor’s surgery. Hospital<br />
follow up may be required and will be<br />
arranged appropriately.<br />
Contact details<br />
Battledown ward (Cheltenham General<br />
Hospital): 08454 224129<br />
Childrens in-patients (Gloucestershire<br />
Royal Hospital): 08454 2283<strong>09</strong>
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