Patient information leaflets
Gastroenterology services
If you require large print, easy read, additional and/or printed information, please call 0300 019 4665.
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Upper gastrointestinal procedures
- Gastroscopy advice leaflet
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-prancreatography (ERCP) advice leaflet
- Having an Oesophageal Stent
- Advice for patients and carers about having a Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) During Gastroscopy
- Advice for patients and carers about having an Oesophageal Dilatation during Gastroscopy
- Barrett's oesophagus surveillance
- Having a Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for the treatment of Barrett's Oesophagus
- Botox injection
- Advice for patients and carers about having an Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) with or without fine needle aspiration/biopsy (FNA/B) /coeliac plexus neurolysis (CPN)
Lower gastrointestinal procedures and advice
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy advice leaflet
- Colonoscopy advice leaflet
- Medication advice leaflet for colonoscopy
- Advice for patients with diabetes having a flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy
Miscellaneous
- Argon plasma coagulation (APC)
- Advice for patients and carers about having a Gastroscopy (OGD) and Colonoscopy
- Guidelines for people with diabetes attending the Endoscopy Department: Morning Appointment
- Guidelines for people with diabetes attending the Endoscopy Department: Afternoon Appointment
- Bronchoscopy: Taking a look inside the Lungs (Endoscopy/Thoracic Department)
Information booklets on conditions
- Diverticular disease leaflet
- Barrett's Oesophagus
- Polyps in the Bowel
- Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers
- Gastritis
- Achalasia
- Diagnosis and treatment of haemorrhoids
- Rubber band ligation of haemorrhoids
- Helicobacter Pylori: The CLO Test
- Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD)
- Oesophageal Stricture
Bowel preparation advice
- Preparation for colonoscopy with sodium picosulfate powder: Morning appointment
- Preparation for colonoscopy with sodium picosulfate powder: Afternoon appointment
- Preparation for colonoscopy with x3 sodium picosulfate powder: Morning appointment
- Preparation for colonoscopy with x3 sodium picosulfate powder: Afternoon appointment
- Preparation for colonoscopy with Plenvu: Morning appointment
- Preparation for colonoscopy with Plenvu: Afternoon appointment
- Preparation for colonoscopy with KleanPrep: morning appointment
- Preparation for colonoscopy with KleanPrep: afternoon appointment
