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Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Orchiopexy. Orchiopexy is a surgery to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and permanently fix it there. Orchiopexy also describes the surgery used to resolve testicular torsion.
Orchiopexy is done to place an undescended testicle in its normal position in the scrotum. 1  Placing undescended testicles in the scrotum may help prevent infertility and may reduce the risk of testicular cancer. Infection. 2  Bleeding or blood clots in the scrotum. 3  Damage to the vas deferens and the blood supply to the testicle. 4  Without an adequate blood supply, the testicle may shrink (atrophy). 5  The testicle(s) moving out of the scrotum again (reascend) after surgery and requiring further treatment. 6  This is rare.