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.

Angiography and angioplasty

Angiography is a procedure that allows doctors to look at blood vessels in great detail using X-rays. If the doctors identify a narrowed portion (stenosis) of a blood vessel during the angiography procedure, they may stretch or widen it straightaway using

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An introduction to parenteral nutrition at home

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

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Anorectal manometry

Manometry is a way of measuring how well the muscles and nerves in the digestive system are working. Anorectal manometry looks at the muscles and nerves in the rectum and anus (bottom). This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about the

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Antroduodenal manometry

Manometry is a way of measuring how well the muscles and nerves in the digestive system are working. Antroduodenal manometry looks at the muscles and nerves in the stomach and small intestine. This information sheet from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH

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Arterio-venous (AV) fistulae for haemodialysis

This page explains about arterio-venous (AV) fistulae for haemodialysis and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have this procedure.

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