Medical Procedures

Info on surgical procedures and what to expect.

• Antegrade Continence Enema (ACE)
• Appendectomy
• Blood Transfusions
• Cardiac Catheterization
• Cardiac Stents
• Casts
• Central Lines (Central Venous Catheters)
• Cesarean Sections (C-Sections)
• Dialysis
• Embolization
• Epilepsy Surgery
• External Fixator: Pin Care
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
• Gastrostomy Tube (G-Tube)
• Getting a Blood Test
• Getting an X-Ray
• Hemodialysis
• Implanted Ports
• Inducing Labor
• Intravenous Line (IV)
• Laryngoscopy
• Limb Lengthening Surgery: External Fixator
• Limb Lengthening Surgery: Internal Lengthening Device
• Liver Transplant
• Meatoplasty
• Nasogastric Tube (NG Tube)
• Ostomies
• Pectus Excavatum: The Nuss Procedure
• Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC Line)
• Peritoneal Dialysis
• Radioembolization (TARE-Y90) for Liver Tumors
• Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
• Rigo Cheneau Brace
• Sclerotherapy
• Skull Base Surgery
• Spinal Anesthesia for Babies
• Spinal Fusion Surgery
• Tear-Duct Blockage
• The Lymphatic System and Lymphatic Conditions (Topic Center)
• The Ravitch Procedure
• Tracheostomy
• Tunneled Central Lines
• Tympanoplasty
• Ureteral Stent
• VP Shunts
• Vagus Nerve Stimulator Therapy for Epilepsy
• Weight Loss Surgery
• What Is Indocyanine Green (ICG)?
• What Is Interventional Radiology (IR)?
• What Is a Cardiac Catheterization? (Video)
• What's a Double Barrel Ostomy? (Video)
• What's a Laryngoscopy? (Video)
• What's a Loop Ostomy? (Video)
• What's an End Ostomy? (Video)
• Words to Know: Transplants

Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.

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