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.

Temporal occipital parietal disconnection

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

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Temporal resection

This page explains about the temporal resection operation and what to expect when your child comes in to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for the operation.

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Tendon sheath injections

Tendon sheath injections are suggested when the tissues around a tendon are painful, swollen or difficult to move. Tendon sheath injections on their own are unlikely to offer a cure, but can be helpful alongside other treatments such as physiotherapy, spl

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The Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Psychology Service

This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains how the BMT Psychology can help you and your family before, during and after bone marrow transplant (BMT).

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The Flutter®

This page explains about the Flutter® and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). The Flutter® is part of the treatment to help people who have difficulty clearing sputum (phlegm) from their lungs.

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