What should I do if my child "cryptorchidism" is possible? Multidisciplinary consultation to help you

Speaking of cryptorchidism, many parents are not strangers, and some can even analyze the head of the head: "The child's cryptorchidism must be operated as soon as possible, otherwise it will affect the future growth and development." "However, in fact, the causes of cryptorchidism are diverse, and they cannot be cured by surgery alone.

Recently, the Department of Endocrinology of the New District Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Heke University led a multidisciplinary consultation of urology, pediatric surgery and pediatrics, and found the cause for a child with complex condition "cryptorchidism".

It is reported that the child Xiao Li (pseudonym) is 11 years old this year, and four years ago, his father accidentally found that the "little egg" on his left side was missing, so he rushed to take him to the local hospital for treatment. After diagnosing cryptorchidism, surgery was performed on it. But as the child grows, the family gradually finds that Xiao Li's growth and development has been slower than that of children of the same age. When I went to the hospital, I found that the amount of male hormones in the child's body was much lower than the normal standard. This can upset Xiao Li's parents, so they took him to the endocrinology department of the new district hospital for consultation.

Due to the complexity of Xiao Li's condition, the hospital, under the leadership of Vice President and Endocrinologist Jiang Hongwei and Pediatric Expert Lou Dan, organized well-known experts in urology, pediatric surgery, pediatrics, and laboratory to participate in multidisciplinary consultations. After careful analysis and demonstration, the diagnosis of congenital chromosomal abnormalities is given. Cryptorchidism is just one of the symptoms caused by chromosomal abnormalities.

According to Ma Yujin, director of the endocrinology expert of the hospital, small penis and cryptorchidism are not a clear disease, but the external symptoms of some diseases, in addition to simple developmental problems, pituitary or hypothalamic lesions, genetic abnormalities and other factors will induce small penises and cryptorchidism. Such patients are often treated with surgery alone to achieve the best results and even affect the child's future reproductive function.

In order to allow difficult and critically ill patients to receive effective treatment, the hospital has established a multidisciplinary joint diagnosis and development, and as the only member unit of the "National Rare Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Collaboration Network" in western Henan, it has carried out joint diagnosis with large domestic hospitals.

Ma Yujin reminds: If parents find that their children have small penises, small testicles, cryptorchidism or female external genitalia with clitoral hypertrophy, do not rush to do surgery, you can first confirm the cause of endocrine examination and then treat to avoid encounters like Xiao Li.

Related: What is Cryptorchidism?

Most of the small testicles and cryptorchidism are congenitally formed, and the testicles of normal men are located in the scrotum, but the testicles of cryptorchidic patients do not enter the scrotum or do not completely enter the scrotum, but stay in the groin, scrotum entrance and other positions. Some cryptorchidism is accompanied by a small penis, and if it is not treated in time, it will have a serious impact on the child's reproductive function in the future.

Small penis, small testicles and normal development of children are very different, in daily life, parents only need to pay attention to observation when bathing their children, it is easy to distinguish. If your child's scrotum is empty, consider the possibility of cryptorchidism. Cryptorchidic patients should be treated as early as possible, and the sooner the treatment, the better.