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Patient Information Leaflets
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Oesophageal stent
Procedure to insert a metal mesh hollow tube into the oesophagus called a stent - to help to hold open any narrowing or blockage
Oesophageal stent: Dietary advice following insertion of a stent
Information on what an oesophageal stent is, why you may need one, and what diet you will need to follow after the stent is placed
Oesophageal variceal banding
Treatment for swollen veins in your gullet
Oesophagectomy dietary advice
Advice on managing your diet following surgery on your oesophagus (gullet)
Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy (PERT)
Dietary advice for people diagnosed with conditions of the pancreas - information to help you manage your eating and pancreatic enzymes
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
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 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
Radiologically inserted gastrostomy (RIG tube) aftercare advice
Advice following a procedure to insert a feeding tube (gastrostomy) through the abdominal wall into the stomach using X-ray guidance
Radiotherapy to the pelvis for anal and rectal tumours
What you can expect during and after treatment, and general advice and information
Rectal repair - Laparoscopic (keyhole) rectopexy
Explains what will happen when you come to the hospital for an operation on your back passage
Sehcat scan as an outpatient
A diagnostic procedure which looks at one aspect of the function of your bowel
Silent reflux
Advice and treatment options for a condition where stomach acid rises into the back of your throat, affecting the throat lining and the voice box
Sore mouth - Help with eating if you have a sore mouth
Advice on eating and drinking with a sore mouth
Stoma Service
Information for patients who have had a stoma formed
Taste changes - Help with eating if you have a change of taste
Advice on eating and drinking with taste changes due to illness or treatment
Therapeutic gastroscopy (OGD) explained
A procedure to treat a problem with your upper gastrointestinal tract (mouth, oesophagus, stomach and small intestine).
Topical silver nitrate treatment for peristomal granulomas
Advice on silver nitrate treatment for patients with a stoma who have peristomal granulomas that are causing problems.
Transarterial Chemo Embolisation (TACE)
Information about a procedure in which chemotherapy is given directly into a liver tumour (cancer) using X-rays.