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.

Surgery for epilepsy

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has had a programme for surgery for treating epilepsy in children since 1992. GOSH has the facilities needed for the investigations, tests and treatment your child may need. These facilities are specifically for childre

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Surgical removal of haemangiomas

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

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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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