Gastric band - Dietary advice following bariatric surgery
Information for patients who have had a procedure to place a gastric band for weight loss - advice on reintroducing food and eating well after the procedure
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Gastric band surgery (LAGB)
Information about gastric band surgery, including risks and benefits.
Read moreGastric emptying study as an outpatient
Explains a nuclear medicine procedure using radiation to measure the speed with which food empties from the stomach and enters the small intestine
Read moreGastro oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) surgery
Outlines surgery offered for acid reflux disease (GORD), as well as the related complications and side effects of surgery
Read moreGastro oesophageal reflux in children
General information and advice for parents and carers
Read moreGastroenteritis in children
Explains what the condition is, how it will affect your child and how the infection is treated
Read moreGastroenterology Patient Initiated Follow-Up (PIFU)
Explains what the Gastroenterology Patient-Initiated Follow-Up (PIFU) service is and how it can help you manage your condition
Read moreGastroscopy (OGD) and colonoscopy explained
What to expect when you attend for two separate procedures to investigate the upper gastrointestinal tract and the large bowel at a single appointment
Read moreGastroscopy (OGD) and flexible sigmoidoscopy explained
What to expect when you attend Endoscopy for two separate investigations to investigate the upper gastrointestinal tract and the left hand side of your bowel at a single appointment
Read moreGastroscopy (OGD) explained
Information about a gastroscopy – aka oesophago-gastro duodenoscopy - explains what is involved and what the possible risks are
Read moreGastroscopy with sedation aftercare advice
Advice following a gastroscopy – an examination of your gullet and stomach - with sedation
Read moreGastroscopy with stent insertion aftercare advice
Advice following a gastroscopy – an examination of your gullet and stomach with a stent inserted
Read moreGastroscopy with throat spray aftercare advice
Advice following a gastroscopy – an examination of your gullet and stomach
Read moreGeneral anaesthetic aftercare advice (PCEU only)
Guidance for patients who have undergone surgery under a general anaesthetic at the Day Surgery Unit in the Prince Charles Eye Unit
Read moreGeneral anaesthetic on Delivery suite
This leaflet is for women who are having, or have had, a general anaesthetic on the Delivery Suite either planned or as an emergency and aims to explain general anaesthetics.
Read moreGeneral Surgical Unit discharge
Aims to answer your questions about leaving the General Surgical Unit (GSU)
Read moreGeneric Abiraterone
Explains change in the brand of abiraterone (hormone therapy drug) that you receive for prostate cancer.
Read moreGenetic testing for hereditary cancer
Explains why a clinician has recommended you have genetic testing because they suspect your cancer could have been caused by a genetic mutation (harmful change) or that you may be at risk of developing a further cancer due to a genetic mutation
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