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.

Dental treatment with a general anaesthetic

This information from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains what to expect when children and young people have dental treatment with a general anaesthetic and which treatment options might be carried out during the procedure, depending what we find

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DEXA scan

This page explains about DEXA scans and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for the scan.

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Diagnostic fast

This page explains about diagnostic fast tests and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have one.

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Dialysis: an introduction to dialysis

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

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Direct isotope cystogram (DIC)

This page explains about about the direct isotope cystogram (DIC) scan on your child’s bladder, what is involved and what to expect when your child comes to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for the scan.

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