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Patient Information Leaflets
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Pelvic floor strengthening and relaxation exercises for men
Learning to strengthen and relax the pelvic floor muscles may benefit you if you experience problems keeping control of wee or poo
Pelvic Floor Telephone Clinic
Explains what will happen during the telephone appointments and if you need any tests for people referred to the Pelvic Floor Service
Pelvic inflammatory disease
This leaflet is for women who have been diagnosed with (or think they might have) pelvic inflammatory disease.
Pelvic sympathectomy
What to expect during pelvic sympathectomy treatment - injection of local anaesthetic and steroid anti-inflammatory - in the Pain Management Unit at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
Pelvic ultrasound
What happens during an ultrasound examination of the pelvis in the Radiology (X-ray) Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
Penile cancer
Information about cancer of the penis and its treatment
Penile doppler ultrasound
Advice following an investigation to find why there is a problem getting or maintaining an erection in the penis
Penile MRI scan
Explains what an MRI scan of the penis entails, including the benefits and possible risks
Percutaneous biliary drain insertion
Explains a procedure to insert a fine plastic drainage tube through the skin into an obstructed bile duct to allow the bile to drain externally temporarily
Percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary artery chronic total occlusion (CTO)
What happens during PCI treatment for coronary artery chronic total occlusion (CTO)
Percutaneous lung biopsy
What a percutaneous lung biopsy is, what happens during the procedure and what the possible risks are
Percutaneous nephrostomy
Answers to some of the questions that you may have about percutaneous nephrostomy
Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of your thyroid nodule aftercare advice
Advice following a procedure to treat a thyroid nodule by inserting a needle under ultrasound guidance and destroy tissue using heat
Percutaneous sclerotherapy aftercare advice
Advice following a procedure to the treat a “malformation”, a collection of abnormally developed blood vessels or lymphatic channels
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogam (PTC) with biliary stent insertion aftercare advice
Advice following a procedure to relieve the blockage in your biliary system that is causing your yellow discolouration, possibly itchiness and/or infection
Peri-apical cyst
Treatment of a fluid (blood/gel/pus) filled or a gas filled cavity inside the bone or soft tissues of the mouth
Peri-Operative Medicine Clinic
Explains why you have been referred to this clinic and what to expect at your appointment
Periocular skin cancer
Explains what periocular skin cancers (on the skin around the eyes) are and how they may be treated
Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) insertion
What a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) is, why they are used and what is involved when you have one placed
Peritonitis
How an infection within the peritoneum is treated and how it can be further prevented