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Introduction Your healthcare team feel that you are ready to go home. This advice has been designed to give you all the information you need to take home with you. Please ask the staff if you have any questions. Personal identification information Your health speciality for ongoing outpatient care...

What is pyloric stenosis? Pyloric stenosis is a condition where the opening from the stomach to the small bowel (intestines) called the pylorus becomes narrower (stenosis). It narrows due to the pylorus muscle thickening which obstructs the flow of the milk from the stomach. It is not known why this...

Your antenatal scans have indicated your baby has exomphalos. This is sometimes called omphacele. This leaflet will help you to understand the condition and what will happen when your baby comes to the Neonatal Surgical Unit (NSU) at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust hospital for treatment...

My baby has been diagnosed with duodenal atresia This leaflet is to help you understand the condition and what treatment and care your baby will have at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust on the Neonatal Surgical Unit (NSU). What is duodenal atresia? The duodenum is the first part of...

From your antenatal scans there are indications your baby may have duodenal atresia. This information is to help you understand the condition and what will usually happen to your baby if they are diagnosed with duodenal atresia, and are transferred to the Neonatal Surgical Unit (NSU) at Sheffield...

This information is to help you understand the condition and what treatment and care your baby will have at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust on the Neonatal Surgical Unit (NSU) and on the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). What is oesophageal atresia (OA) and tracheo-oesophageal...

What is stoma re-feeding? Stoma re-feeding (also known as recycling) is the process of collecting stool (poo) from your baby’s functioning stoma (ileostomy or jejunostomy) and returning it back to your baby via their mucous fistula (non-functioning stoma). This may sound a little scary but...

The aim of this advice is to give you basic information about what to expect after your child has had an intrathecal baclofen pump implanted. How long will my child be in hospital following insertion of the intrathecal baclofen pump? If there are no complications your child will be in hospital 2 to...

This information will explain what will happen when your child come’s into hospital for an intrathecal baclofen test dose. What will happen when we first arrive at the hospital? You will need to bring your child to the ward either the day before or early in the morning on the day of the test...

The aim of this information is to give you basic advice about caring for your child at home after they have undergone a neurosurgical procedure. It will include some general neurosurgical advice as well as a space for you child’s nurse to write any specific care instruction for your child at...

From your antenatal scans there are indications your baby may have a bowel atresia. This information is to help you understand the condition and what will usually happen to your baby if they are diagnosed with a bowel atresia (intestinal atresia), and are transferred to the Neonatal Surgical Unit...

Introduction Your healthcare team feel that you are ready to go home. This advice has been designed to give you all the information you need to take home with you. Please ask the staff if you have any questions. Personal identification information Your health speciality for ongoing outpatient care...

Certain bacteria, including Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus (MSSA) and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), are found naturally on many peoples’ skin and inside their noses. These germs are usually harmless and do not cause any problems. However, we know that people who...

You have been told that your child needs a cerebral angiogram and the aim of this advice is to give you basic information about what is involved in this procedure. What is cerebral angiogram? A cerebral angiogram is an X-ray investigation which shows the blood vessels in your child’s brain. A...

What is spina bifida? Spina bifida is a term used to describe a condition where the spinal cord, surrounding nerves and or spinal column does not to develop normally during the first 28 days of pregnancy. The condition can affect the nervous, urinary, muscular and skeletal systems, often causing...

What is VNS used for? Vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) is used as a treatment option for people who experience epilepsy that is poorly controlled with anti-epileptic medicines. The aim of VNS is to reduce the amount and length of seizures that your child has. It aims to prevent the irregular electrical...

What is stereotactic radiosurgery? Stereotactic radiosurgery (STRS) is a technique that uses lots of narrow beams of special X-rays to accurately treat an area within the brain using a machine called a ‘gamma knife’. It allows high doses of radiation to be given to the abnormal area, without...

What is an external ventricular drain (EVD)? Cerebrospinal fluid is a protective fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. It flows through the fluid filled spaces in the brain called ventricles. Our body normally controls the amount of cerebrospinal fluid in these spaces by production and...

What is hydrocephalus? The word hydrocephalus comes from the Greek ‘hydro’, meaning water and ‘cephalous’ meaning head. Hydrocephalus is the medical term given to a condition causing the build up of cerebrospinal fluid within the skull. cerebrospinal fluid is a watery fluid...

What is a craniotomy? A craniotomy is a surgical procedure where a portion of bone is removed from the skull to give surgeons access to your child’s brain. This then allows the surgeons to do further procedures such as: brain biopsies tumour removals epilepsy surgery shunt insertion If a...

What is an chiari malformation? An chiari malformation is when the bottom part of the brain is forced through an opening in the base of the skull into the space where the spinal cord usually sits. What are the symptoms of chiari malformation? This can cause compression in the brain stem and disrupt...

What is intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring? Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is a diagnostic neurosurgical procedure which is used to measures the pressure in someone’s head. A catheter (tube) is put through a small hole in the skull and into the outer layer of the brain. The...