Surgical intervention to treat undescended testis is a very common pediatric surgical procedure, often performed using an inguinal incision or subscrotal incision approach. Children who undergo orchiopexy can suffer from a significant degree of discomfort postoperatively. The investigators are evaluating the effectiveness of an ultrasound guided caudal-epidural (CE) block to an US guided ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric (IIG/IHG) nerve block in achieving post operative analgesia following a orchiopexy repair. It is hypothesized that US guided IIG/IHG nerve block leads to more effective pain control post-operatively while in hospital relative to an US guided CE block for orchiopexy surgery.
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Post-operative pain
Timeframe: Immediately following the procedure
Post-operative pain
Timeframe: 15 minutes post-operatively
Post-operative pain
Timeframe: 30 minutes post-operatively
Post-operative pain
Timeframe: 60 minutes post-operatively
Post-operative pain
Timeframe: 120 minutes post-operatively