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.

Treatment options for symbrachydactyly

This page explains about the hand anomaly symbrachydactyly, how it can be corrected. and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this treatment.

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Tube oesophagram

A tube oesophagram is a specialised type of imaging scan used when a child is suspected of having a tracheo-oesophageal fistula. Tracheo-oesophageal fistula (TOF) is a rare condition, where part of the oesophagus (gullet or foodpipe) is joined (fistula) t

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Ultrasound scans

This page explains about ultrasound scans and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this scan.

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Understanding how we test samples for infection in our laboratories

When someone has an infection, germs including bacteria, viruses or fungi invade the body, causing signs like fever and chills, aches and pains, and feeling generally unwell. Bacteria, viruses and fungi can show up in body fluids, such as blood, urine (we

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Understanding your child's blood tests

Looking closely at a sample of blood in the laboratory can tell doctors a lot about our general health. Many visits to hospital involve taking blood samples – we have lots of staff who are trained and experienced in taking blood – as well as nurses and he

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