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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.

More information to support your procedure or treatment at GOSH

Sagittal craniectomy with barrel staving

The sagittal craniectomy with barrel staving operation is used to correct an abnormal head shape. It also enlarges the space within the skull to allow the brain to grow and develop. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about the ope

Salivary gland injections with botulinum toxin

Injecting botulinum toxin into the salivary glands reduces saliva production, so should improve your child’s dribbling and drooling. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about salivary gland injections with botulinum toxin, why it m

Shared Care and the Family-Held Record

The term ‘shared care’ is used to describe the joint delivery of care, not necessarily in the same place or at the same time, by members of the primary care team - such as GPs and Practice Nurses - and of a specialist team - such as a Consultant Oncologis

Short-term parenteral nutrition

Parenteral nutrition is used when the gut is unable to absorb enough nutrition to enable your child to grow and develop normally. A liquid solution that contains nutrients (vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, proteins and fats) needed for growth and develo

Sialogram

This page explains about sialogram and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have one.