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Patient Information Leaflets
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DVT removal and venous stenting
Explains what deep vein thrombosis (DVT) removal and venous stenting is, what happens before, during and after the procedure, and the outcomes and the risks
Endoscopic and radiological colonic stent insertion
Information about colonic stents and what to expect before, during and after insertion
Fibrocystic breast change
Outlines possible breast symptoms caused by hormone changes.
Fine needle aspiration (FNA) aftercare advice
Looking after yourself and your wound following an FNA where we took some tissue samples to find out what is wrong
Fistulaplasty aftercare advice
Advice following a procedure used to dilate a narrowing within the veins of a fistula used for haemodialysis (renal replacement therapy)
Fistuloplasty or venoplasty under a nerve block
Explains what is involved and the possible risks of an operation to widen a modified blood vessel
GP X-ray referrals Walk In and Appointment Services
Details the range of services available to patients referred to the Radiology Department for X-rays
Having an X-ray
Information to help you understand what is involved and the possible risks associated with X-rays
Hysterosalpingogram (HSG)
For women having a hysterosalpingogram (HSG), an X-ray examination of the uterus and fallopian tubes.
Image guided abdominal or pelvic biopsy
What an image guided abdominal or pelvic biopsy is, what happens during the procedure and what the possible risks are
Image guided ascitic drainage
Explains what image guided ascitic drainage is (draining fluid from your tummy), what happens during the procedure and what the possible risks are
Image guided biopsy aftercare advice
Advice following a procedure where we took tissue samples to find out what is wrong
Image guided biopsy of lung pleura or mediastinum aftercare advice
Advice following a procedure where we took lung tissue samples to find out what is wrong
Image guided drainage
Explains a minimally invasive way of draining fluid from your body using ultrasound or CT guidance
Image guided injection of steroid and local anaesthetic aftercare advice
Advice following an image guided injection of steroid and local anaesthetic
Image guided lumbar puncture aftercare advice
Advice following an image-guided lumbar puncture where we took some fluid samples to help find out what is wrong
Image guided nerve root injection aftercare advice
Advice following am image guided nerve root injection of the left or right nerve root
Implantable catheter port system (Port-a-cath) insertion and removal
Information to help you understand what an implantable port or Port-a-Cath is, why they are used and what is involved when you have one placed or removed
Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filter insertion aftercare advice
Advice following insertion of a device to reduce the risk of blood clots from deep veins in the legs or pelvis moving to the lungs
Injection during an ultrasound
Explains what happens during an ultrasound examination with injection in the Radiology (X-ray) Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital