Orchiectomy

Orchiectomy
Orchiectomy
	Diagram of the incisions in an orchiectomy
Other names	Orchi, orchie
Specialty	urology
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Orchiectomy (also named orchidectomy and sometimes shortened as orchi or orchie) is a surgical procedure in which one or both testicles are removed. The surgery can be performed for various reasons:^[1]^[2]^[3]

treatment for testicular cancer
as part of gender-affirming surgery for transgender women
as management for advanced prostate cancer^[4]
to remove damaged testes after testicular torsion.

Less frequently, orchiectomy may be performed following a trauma, or due to wasting away of one or more testicles.^[5]

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^ Washington, S.; Bayne, D.; Butler, C.; Garcia, M. (February 2017). "Bilateral Orchiectomy For Transgender Patients: An Efficient Surgical Technique That Anticipates Future Vaginoplasty and is Associated with Minimal Morbidity". The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 14 (2): e91–e92. doi:10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.12.203. OCLC 6931332962.
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^ Okoye, Eloka; Saikali, Shady W. (2022). "Orchiectomy". StatPearls. StatPearls. PMID 32966007.

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[2] Washington, S.; Bayne, D.; Butler, C.; Garcia, M. (February 2017). "Bilateral Orchiectomy For Transgender Patients: An Efficient Surgical Technique That Anticipates Future Vaginoplasty and is Associated with Minimal Morbidity". The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 14 (2): e91–e92. doi:10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.12.203. OCLC 6931332962.

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[Okoye2022-5] Okoye, Eloka; Saikali, Shady W. (2022). "Orchiectomy". StatPearls. StatPearls. PMID 32966007.

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