Orchiectomy

Orchiectomy

Anesthesia type	General, spinal optional but rare
Airway	LMA more common, ETT backup
Lines and access	PIV x 1
Monitors	Standard
Primary anesthetic considerations
Preoperative
Intraoperative	Vagal bradycardia can be caused by pulling on the genitals, atropine should be available and alert surgeon
Postoperative	Infection, bleeding
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Orchiectomy is the removal of the testicle. Performed often for suspected testicular cancer, in which case an inguinal orchiectomy is performed so the surgeon can also resect the retroperitoneal lymph nodes. For non-cancerous lesions including trauma or testicular torsion, the testicle is removed through the scrotum. A testicular prosthesis may be inserted.

Preoperative management

Patient evaluation

System	Considerations
Neurologic
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Procedure variants

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