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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

MIBG scan

An MIBG scan is used to look for uncontrolled or abnormal cell growth in the body. It works by injecting a substance called an isotope into your child’s veins. The MIBG scan is named after the chemical ‘iodine-131-metaiodobenzylguanidine’ or MIBG for shor

Microlaryngoscopy and bronchoscopy (MLB)

This page explains about a microlaryngoscopy and bronchoscopy (MLB) and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this procedure.

Micturating Cystogram (MCUG)

A micturating cystourethrogram (MCUG) is a scan that shows how well your child’s bladder works. This page explains what is involved in a Micturating Cystogram and what to expect.

Minimally Invasive Autopsy and Imaging

Many recent advances in medicine including MRI and CT scanning, which produce very detailed images of the body, and advances in endoscopic surgery, often called ‘keyhole surgery’, mean that an alternative approach to the post-mortem may now be possible in

Monitoring surgical site infections in the Division of Surgery

Everyone at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is committed to the prevention of infections following surgery. This section describes an extra process we have put in place to monitor your child after their operation, both in hospital and at home.

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