Medical Advice on "Paediatric Surgery"

My son got a colostomy done at birth, suddenly facing difficulty in passing stool. Kindly help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the image (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity), suture site looks fine. Is the child passing gas? Is there any tenderness while you touch the abdomen? Is there any distension? Is he vomi...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Samir Bhatia

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

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Undescended testis occurs due to abnormal testis. It does not grow normally. Testis remained high up at the time of birth can also cause undescended testis. There is an absence of a good environment to grow well. So,...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Manu Bharadwaj

At what age surgery for undescended testis can be done?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If on clinical examination the diagnosis is retractile testis, then nothing needs to be done we should wait and watch. But, if on clinical examination it is undescended testis, then one should go in for early surgery. Ultr...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Vishrut Narang

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

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