Medical Advice on "Paediatric Surgery"

My 11-month-old daughter is getting popping sound from knee to ankle bones. Is it normal?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please mention whether you are sure about the sound arising from the baby's leg. I am asking this because the bone is not calcified in this early stage and it is usually soft but firm. The practice of not crawling is abn...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Manu Bharadwaj

My 5-year-old boy complains of burning sensation while passing stools. Kindly help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. This sometimes happens even when they are not passing hard stools. But you still will have to give stool softeners. Please do the following: 1. Do not give him any oily or spicy food for two weeks. 2. Do not gi...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Manu Bharadwaj

My 4-year-old daughter has chronic constipation problem. Please suggest a permanent solution.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please know that if the child is passing stools easily every day, it cannot be called constipation. I would like to know a few details about her. Does she strain while passing stools? Does she put a lot of effort or ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Manu Bharadwaj

My child had a surgery for undescended testicle. Will his testicle grow normally?

Hello, Undescended testes are notorious for this very reason. What you need to know is, it was an undescended testis in the first place probably because the testis was not normal. What am saying is, one of the causes for the testis to remain undesce...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Manu Bharadwaj

How to proceed with the kidney cyst of my 10 days old baby?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. First, you have to assess renal functions of both the kidneys separately. It has to be done by DTPA and DMSA SCAN (diethylenetriaminepentacetate and dimercaptosuccinic acid). If the function is nil on the left side, then ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Rashi

How to treat umbilical granuloma in a 53 days old baby at home?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the picture (attachment removed to protect patient identity). You are right about the diagnosis being umbilical granuloma. The treatment for it is the application of copper sulfate crystals over the umbi...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Manu Bharadwaj

My 3-year-old daughter has a bump near the anus after passing stools. Is it hemorrhoid?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have noted the symptoms and seen the pictures too (attachment removed to protect patient identity). What your daughter has is a skin tag at the anal verge which is an indicator of fissure-in-ano. A fissure is nothi...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Manu Bharadwaj

What causes balancing problems in a baby?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. First, let me appreciate you for describing whatever your child has appropriately. As you have said that the baby has just started walking about 5 months ago, the problem with balance could be just his learning curve...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Manu Bharadwaj

My 40-day-old son has undescended left testis. Will it come down on its own or surgery required?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. According to the report you have sent (attachment removed to protect patient identity), the child has left-sided undescended testis. It is a common practice to wait until the baby is six months old before operating. Ther...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Manu Bharadwaj

My 8-year-old daughter has severe abdominal pain with raised AST and ALT. What is the problem?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concerns. This appears to be a case of obstructive jaundice. The main cause of obstructive jaundice is gallstones. Since GGT (gamma-glutamyl transferase) levels are raised more than 70 in the first ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Deepak Patel