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What's the Gips Procedure? Treating Pilonidal Cysts (Video) for Parents
A pilonidal cyst is a fluid-filled sac under the skin in the lower back, near the crease of the buttocks.
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What Is a Cardiac Catheterization? (Video) for Parents
A cardiac catheterization is a procedure that cardiologists (heart doctors) do. They put a catheter (a long, thin tube) into a blood vessel, then guide it the heart. Cardiac catheterizations help doctors diagnose and treat many different heart problems.
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What's Type 2 Diabetes? (Video) for Parents
Watch this video to see what happens inside the body when a person has type 2 diabetes.
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What's a Double Barrel Ostomy? (Video) for Parents
Watch a short video to learn what a double barrel ostomy is and how it works.
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What's a Laryngoscopy? (Video) for Parents
Laryngoscopy is when a doctor uses a special camera to look down the throat to see the voice box (larynx) and vocal cords.
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What's a Loop Ostomy? (Video) for Parents
Watch a short video to learn what a loop ostomy is and how it works.
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What's a Nasopharyngoscopy? (Video) for Parents
A nasopharyngoscopy is a quick procedure that uses a special camera to help a doctor look at the back of the throat.
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What's a Hydrocele? (Video) for Parents
A hydrocele (HI-dro-seel) is a pouch of fluid around the testicle inside the scrotum. Hydroceles are common in newborns, especially in premature babies. Older boys and men can get them too.
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What's Type 1 Diabetes? (Video) for Parents
Watch this video to see what happens inside the body when a person has type 1 diabetes.
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Laryngoscopy for Parents
Laryngoscopy, a visual exam of the voicebox and airway, can help discover the causes of voice and breathing problems, throat or ear pain, and other bothersome symptoms.