Procedures and treatments

Preparing a child for a procedure or treatment can be an anxious occasion. Great Ormond Street Hospital have produced a number of factsheets to help explain what will happen and what to expect.

Lymphatic sclerotherapy

This page explains about lymphatic sclerotherapy and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this procedure.

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MAG3 Renogram (kidney imaging) scan

This information sheet from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about the MAG3 Renogram scan, how it is used to look at your child’s kidneys, what it involves and what to expect when your child comes to GOSH.

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Mask Ventilation/ Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV)

on-invasive ventilation (NIV) or breathing suppThis page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) initiation and its long term management at home

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Mealtime strategies and food exploration

When your child has feeding difficulties feeding can often become focussed on getting nutrition rather than the enjoyable social quality of eating. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) gives some strategies to help your child to learn about

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Meckles scan

This page explains about the Meckles scan, what is involved and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for the scan.

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