In bilateral choanal atresia both sides of the nasal passage are blocked by bone or soft tissue. Learn what happens during surgery and how to take care of your child at home.
In unilateral choanal atresia only one side of the nasal passage is blocked by bone or soft tissue. Learn what happens during surgery and how to take care of your child at home.
Your child will have a small tube, called a nasal stent, placed in their nostrils after surgery. Learn how to take care of your child at home.
Nasal cautery is a treatment for nosebleeds. Learn how the treatment works and how to care for your child as they recover at home.
Nasal polyps are growths in the nose that impair breathing. Learn about nasal polypectomy, the surgical removal of nasal polyps and recovery after surgery.
A ureteral reimplant is an operation that stops urine, or pee, from going back into the kidneys from the bladder. Learn how to care for your child at home after the procedure.
Fixing a cleft lip involves two operations. Learn about the operations and what you need to know before, during and after both surgeries.
A heart stent is a small metal tube that is placed inside a narrowed blood vessel or conduit to keep it open. Read about heart stent surgery and recovery.
Learn how to how to care for your child at home after a myelogram.
Find out how to take care of your child following a pyeloplasty operation. Dressing changes, activity level, medications and diet are discussed.
Learn how to care for your child at home after joint and/or tendon injections.
Learn how to care for your child at home after an arthrogram.
Learn how to care for your child at home after an esophageal dilatation.
Nephrectomy is an operation to remove one of your child's kidneys. Learn how to take care of your child at home after the operation.
Learn how to care for your child at home after a thyroid biopsy/fine needle aspiration (FNA).
In-depth information concerning steps after your child's brain surgery, including going home and medication.
Learn how to care for your child at home after a PICC removal.
Learn how to care for your child at home after an angiography through the femoral artery (groin).
Learn how to look after your child at home after varicocele embolization.
Your child may need suctioning to remove excess secretions. This article explains how to perform nasal suctioning (suctioning in the nose).
Learn how to care for your child at home after a kidney biopsy.
Your child has been recommended to have an operation to help correct nasal-sounding speech (hypernasality). The operation is called a pharyngeal flap pharyngoplasty.
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery is a procedure that uses a thin telescope to open the pathways of the sinuses and clear blockages. Learn more about the surgery and how to care for your child at home.
Learn how to help your child's burn injury heal when your child comes home from the hospital and between visits to the outpatient clinic.
Sedation is a medicine that helps your child relax, stay calm or sleep. Learn how to take care of your child at home after sedation.
