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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.

Occipital nerve block

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

Oesophageal dilatation

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

Oesophageal manometry

Manometry is a way of measuring how well the muscles and nerves in the digestive system are working. Oesophageal manometry looks at the muscles and nerves in the oesophagus (foodpipe). This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about the

One-way (speaking) valves

This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about one-way (speaking) valves, what they do and how to encourage your child to wear the valve. A one-way valve is a plastic attachment that fits on to the end of your child’s tracheostomy tube.

Open tip rhinoplasty for children with craniofacial disorders

The bridge of the nose is made of bone but the rest of the nose is a flexible tissue called cartilage. A rhinoplasty is an operation to reshape the bone and cartilage in the nose. An open tip rhinoplasty is one where incisions are made to access inside th