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.

Bladder function assessment and review

Bladder function assessment at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is a combination of tests that are used to examine your child’s urinary system and how it is working in close detail.

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Bladder sclerotherapy

Sclerotherapy is a procedure used to treat various types of vascular malformations, such as lymphatic and venous malformations. Both types of malformation can occur within the bladder and other parts of the urinary system such as the urethra. This informa

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Bleomycin sclerotherapy

Information about bleomycin sclerotherapy, why it might be suggested and what to expect when your child comes for treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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Blood transfusion

A blood transfusion is the process of giving blood donated by one person to another person who needs it. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about blood transfusions, what they involve and why they might be needed.

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Bone marrow test

Bone marrow is the soft tissue inside bones that is responsible for producing new blood cells. A bone marrow test (or biopsy) is a procedure that doctors use to examine the bone marrow inside certain bones.

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