4th Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference
 
 
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Should teicoplannin, colistin be used in case of neonatal sepsis where culture does not reveal any organism_?
No, it should be used only after drug sensitivity report
Yes, under guidance of an infectious disease expert
UNDESCENDED TESTIS IN CHILDREN
UNDESCENDED TESTIS IN CHILDREN
DR. Santosh Karmarkar
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon,
B. J. Wadia Children's Hospital.


Q) How the testicles normally descend?

A) The testicles are the male sex organs that produce sperm and the male hormones. They form near the kidneys. As the fetus grows in the mother's womb, the testicles move down through the groin into scrotum. Normally they are in the scrotum before birth.

UNDESCENDED TESTIS IN CHILDREN

Q) When a testicle doesn't descend?
A) Sometimes a testicles doesn't fully descend into the scrotum before birth. Instead, it stops somewhere along the normal pathway between the kidney and the scrotum. Or it may stray from this pathway. What causes this is not known. An undescended testicles is most common in premature babies, and mostly only one testicle is affected.


 
 
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