Vol -3, No -1January – March 2014

Incidence of varicocele is 19-40% among infertile men

Mechanism of varicocele causing male infertility unknown

It is probably only a variation in the normal anatomy of

testicular venous drainage

NICE guidelines(2013) do not recommend surgery for

varicocelectomy among infertile men as it does not

improve pregnancy rates

IUI or IVF/ICSI recommended mode of treatment

Whither Varicocelectomy?

Assess the well being of babies born out of

IVF/ICSI(fresh/frozen embryo transfers)

Incidence of congenital anomalies is 4%

No genito-urinary abnormalities observed in babies born

out of severe male factor fathers

Findings reassuring as they conform with that of natural

pregnancies in terms of congenital anomalies, growth and

development.

Follow up of ART babies

Dental procedures should be carried out on the day after

dialysis

Dosage of drugs excreted through kidney should be

lowered

Require special care

Consultation with nephrologist is essential before dental

treatment is carried out

Current trends in Dental management of patients with Chronic Renal Disease

A case of Venous Air Embolism during paediatric

craniotomy in sitting position which requires high vigilance

and step wise management

Ocular Thelaziasis in a 4 months old girl child, which is a

rare occurrence and needs early diagnosis and treatment

Papillary cystadenoma of minor salivary gland, a benign

tumour for which conservative surgical removal is

treatment of choice.

Case Reports

Case series of Seizure disorders in pregnancy, that are

non-eclamptic

Giant dumbbell trigeminal schwannoma which account

for <8% of intra cranial schwannomas pose a great surgical

challenge in complete removal

Kearns-Sayre syndrome, a rare neuromuscular disorder

whose first signs are ptosis of the eyes, is caused due to

mutations in mitochondrial DNA.

Case Reports

Clinical research falls into two categories-observational and

experimental

Observational studies are either analytical or descriptive

Experimental trials can be randomized or non-randomized

clinical trials

Study design

Mind the diet for a timely delivery

Killer diet

Not that sterile

Diabetes is after women’s heart

Rhythm and diet to keep the bowel quiet

Medical Tidbits

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