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.

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.

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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

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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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Monobloc advancement with or without using a rigid external distraction (RED) frame

Monobloc advancement is an operation to reshape the front portion of the skull and face including the upper jaw to correct an abnormal head shape. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about the operation called monobloc advancement

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MRI scans

An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan uses a magnetic field rather than x-rays to take pictures of your child’s body. The MRI scanner is a hollow machine with a tube running horizontally through its middle.

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