Orchiectomy is feasible in the elderly with conditions such as necrotic testicular injury, testicular tumors, severe epididymal tuberculosis, and advanced prostate cancer.
Orchiectomy is a common surgical procedure in urology. The cause of the decision to remove the testicle can be a disease of the testicular epididymis, such as congenital disorders, severe injuries, non-specific inflammation and tumors. It can also be diseases other than testicular epididymis, such as prostate cancer, all of which can be treated by removing the testicle for debulking.
Elderly people after orchiectomy should pay attention to keeping the incision site clean, preventing infection, eating more nutritious food to promote wound recovery, and at the same time, they should avoid exertion and prohibit sexual life temporarily.
Elderly people with the above mentioned diseases should go to the hospital in time and decide whether to undergo orchiectomy according to the assessment of the attending doctor.