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Upper Gastro-intestinal Department

Title - What Are Staging Investigations
Description - As you are aware you have been informed that you have an abnormality in your stomach/oesophagus. It is now important to carry out some further tests. These are known as staging investigations.

Title - What is the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT)
Description - Every patient who has a diagnosis of cancer has to be discussed at a multi-disciplinary team meeting (MDT). An MDT comprises of medical and non-medical professionals who are responsible for your care.

Title - What Next?
Description - This leaflet goes over information you have been given, and provides you with other information which you may find useful.

Title - Who is the Primary Care Team?
Description - Your primary care team includes your General Practitioner (GP), district nurses, community Macmillan nurses, and other health professionals.
Urology

Title - Advice for Patient with Suspected Kidney Stone
Description - Kidney Stones are hard collections of salt and minerals often made up of calcium or uric acid

Title - Advice for Patients Having Staging Laparoscopy
Description - This is a key-hole operation that allows us to see inside your abdominal cavity to assess the extent of your cancer. It is the most accurate way of detecting any spread of cancer around the abdominal cavity.

Title - Bladder Tumour Resection
Description - This procedure involves the telescopic removal of a bladder tumour with heat diathermy.

Title - Catheter Valves
Description - If you need a catheter to drain your bladder, a catheter valve may be used provided the doctors known that your bladder can hold a reasonable quantity of urine without discomfort or leakage.

Title - Catheter Valves Information Leaflet
Description - If you need a catheter to drain your bladder, a catheter valve may be used provided the doctors know that your bladder can hold a reasonable quantity of urine without discomfort or leakage.

Title - Circumcision information leaflet
Description - This is the surgical removal of the foreskin and is only indicated for disease or tightness of the foreskin itself.

Title - Cystitis in Women Self Help
Description - Cystitis affects more than half of the women in this country at some time in their lives. Many women suffer repeated attacks.

Title - Cystometrogram (Urodynamic Studies)
Description - You have been asked to attend for a cystometrogram, a test which measures bladder function.

Title - Cystoscopy and Evacuation of Blood Clots
Description - This procedure involves the inspection of the bladder and urethra with a telescope and removal of clots with suction; occasionally bladder biopsy or removal of abnormal areas with the use of a heat diathermy.

Title - Cystoscopy and Hydrostatic Bladder Disection
Description - This procedure involves telescopic inspection of the bladder, over-distension of the bladder and possible bladder biopsy or removal of abnormal areas using heat diathermy.

Title - Cystoscopy and Stent Procedure
Description - This procedure involves telescopic inspection of the bladder and urethra combined with insertion, removal or changing of a soft plastic tube placed between the kidney and the bladder. The procedure is usually performed under x-ray control.

Title - Dorsal Slit of the Foreskin
Description - Incision of the top of the foreskin to relieve tightness preventing retraction.

Title - Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)
Description - Lithotripsy is the breaking down of kidney stones by pressure waves.

Title - Flexible Cystoscopy - Biopsy or Stent Removal
Description - This procedure involves telescopic inspection of the bladder and urethra with bladder biopsy (if indicated); we can also remove a stent using this telescope.

Title - Instructions For Semen Analysis
Description - Semen analysis is a complex investigation which takes several hours and can only be undertaken by specially trained staff. Please phone 0151 430 1831 or 0151 430 1837 to arrange a date & time for your specimen to be examined.

Title - Laparoscopic De-Roofing of a Simple Renal Cyst
Description - Surgical removal of one or more kidney cysts by keyhole surgery

Title - Laparoscopic Radical Removal of the Kidney and Ureter
Description - This involves removal of the kidney (and surrounding fat) for suspected cancer of the kidney

Title - Laparoscopic Simple Removal of the Kidney
Description - This involves removal of the kidney through several keyhole incisions.

Title - Lithotripsy for Stones
Description - This involves the administration of shockwaves through the skin to fragment urinary tract stones into small enough fragments to pass naturally.

Title - Living with Ureteric stent
Description - Ureteric stent is a plastic tube used to keep the kidney draining if the ureter (thin tube structure) becomes blocked

Title - Management of a Urethral Catheter
Description - Your doctor has advised that you require a catheter inserted into your bladder to drain urine from it

Title - Meatal or Urethral Dilatation
Description - Stretching of the urethra or the urethral opening for narrowing resulting in a poor urinary stream

Title - Open Radical Removal of the Kidney
Description - This involves removal of the kidney, adrenal, surrounding fat and lymph nodes for suspected cancer of the kidney, using an incision either in the abdomen or in the side

Title - Partial Removal of the Kidney
Description - This involves removal of part of the kidney +/- the adrenal gland with surrounding fat and lymph nodes for suspected cancer of the kidney

Title - Pelvic Floor Exercises in Men
Description - Many men experience a variety of problems with their urinary system leading to unwanted leakage of urine

Title - Pelvic Floor Exercises in Women
Description - The pelvic floor can become weak because of childbirth, prolonged straining to empty your bowels, lack of exercise and the menopause

Title - Percutaneous (Keyhole) Insertion of Nephrostomy Tube
Description - The procedure involves insertion of a small tube into the kidney (usually under local anaesthetic) which then allows urine to drain from the kidney into a collecting bag outside the body

Title - Percutaneous (Keyhole) Removal of Kidney Stone(s)
Description - Disintegration & extraction of kidney stones with a telescope placed into the kidney through a small puncture in the back

Title - Post-Op Buccal Urethroplasty Aftercare Advice
Description - Once all of your dressings have been removed in order to carry out your penile hygiene you will need to use the dressings packs provided from the ward on discharge

Title - Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
Description - The risk of developing a thrombosis may be increased during a hospital stay for various reasons. It can cause pain, discomfort and lead to long term problems in the limbs and lungs. It may even be fatal.

Title - Removal of Epididymal Cyst
Description - This is the removal of a fluid filled collection from the sperm-carrying mechanism, usually above the testis

Title - Removal of Ureteric Stent Discharge Advice
Description - A stent is a surgical device which was put into your ureter to keep it open to enable urine to drain from your kidney into your bladder

Title - Rigid Cystoscopy - Biopsy or Stent Removal
Description - This procedure involves inspection of the bladder and urethra with a telescope and, occasionally, bladder biopsy or removal of abnormal areas with the use of diathermy

Title - Supra Pubic Catheter Aftercare Advice
Description - You have just had a ureteric stent (soft plastic tube placed between your kidney and bladder) inserted by your doctor.

Title - Supra Pubic Catheter Insertion
Description - This procedure involves the placement of a drainage tube into the bladder through an incision in the skin.

Title - Tips for preventing urine infections
Description - This information sheet may be useful for people who regularly experience urine infections or cystitis (bladder infections)

Title - Trans Urethral Laser Ablation TULA Procedure
Description - A cystoscopy is a procedure that looks at the bladder and other parts of the urinary system. It involves inserting a special fibre–optic telescope in to the urethra (the tube that passes through to the bladder)

Title - Transperineal Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy
Description - Transperineal ultrasound-guided biopsy of your prostate is done to check for prostate cancer.

Title - Transurethral Prostatectomy (TURP) for Benign Disease
Description - This operation involves the telescopic removal or incision of the obstructing, central part of the prostate

Title - Transurethral Resection of a Bladder Tumour (TURBT) Aftercare Advice
Description - Your doctor has just removed a growth from your bladder by passing a telescope through your water pipe

Title - Transurethral Resection of a Prostate
Description - Your doctor has trimmed the central obstructing part of your prostate using a heated wire loop passed telescopically through your urethra (water pipe)

Title - Transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) as a day case
Description - Your recent cystoscopy (camera into the bladder) has shown a growth in your bladder that needs treatment. During the operation the doctor will examine your bladder once again using a cystoscope. The growth will be removed from your bladder or a sample (biopsy) of the growth may be taken. These will then be sent to the laboratory to be examined under the microscope.

Title - Trial Without Catheter (TWOC) Frequently Asked Questions
Description - A Trial Without Catheter is when a catheter is removed from the bladder for a trial period to determine whether you are able to pass urine spontaneously

Title - Ureteric Stent Insertion Aftercare Advice
Description - You have just had a ureteric stent (soft plastic tube placed between your kidney and bladder) inserted by your doctor

Title - Vasectomy - Post Vasectomy Semen Analysis
Description - You have been asked to bring a semen sample to the laboratory following your vasectomy. The sample should be produced 16+ weeks post surgery.

Title - Vasectomy Aftercare Advice
Description - A vasectomy is regarded as an irreversible day case surgical procedure for men who do not wish to have more children and have completed their family

Title - Vasectomy for Contraception
Description - A vasectomy is regarded as an irreversible day case surgical procedure for men who do not wish to have more children and have completed their family

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