Surgical treatment involving the removal of one or both testicles. This is performed in cases of testicular cancer, testicular cancer prevention, male breast cancer, severe trauma or injury, and sex reassignment surgery.
Surgical removal of one or both testicles. This is performed in cases of testicular cancer, prevention of testicular cancer in men, male breast cancer, severe trauma or injury to the area, or as part of male-to-female gender reassignment surgery.
What is an orchiectomy and how is it performed?
An orchiectomy is the surgical removal of one or both testicles. The testicles rest below the penis in the scrotum. The testicles are glands that produce sperm and testosterone (a hormone).
When this type of surgery is performed to remove the Testicular cancer It is called a radical inguinal orchiectomy and in it everything is removed, the spermatic cord and the testicle.
The testicle is removed through a small incision in the groin. It is then gently pushed up from the scrotum and pulled out through the incision. This surgery, without complications, takes approximately one hour. It is performed on an outpatient basis or with a short hospital stay.
After the procedure, the patient can resume their activities one to two weeks later and will have a full recovery within a month.
Depending on the patient, the surgical intervention will be accompanied by chemotherapy o radiotherapyUsually, if the orchiectomy is performed in time, that is, in an early stage of Testicular cancera high cure rate is obtained.
