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Port insertion: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

Learn how to properly care for your child at home after a port insertion.

Port

A port provides a comfortable, convenient way to receive medications such as chemotherapy, IV nutrition and fluids, and from which to have blood samples taken. Learn about this procedure.

Port removal: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Learn how to care for your child at home after a port removal.

Myelogram: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Learn how to how to care for your child at home after a myelogram.

Arthrogram: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Learn how to care for your child at home after an arthrogram.

G tubes: Insertion of a primary Avanos Mic-Key low-profile balloon G tube

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A Mic-Key low-profile balloon G tube, sometimes called a ‘button’, is a brand of balloon feeding tube. Learn about what to expect if your child’s Mic-Key low-profile balloon G tube is inserted by an interventional radiologist using image guidance. The majority of this page is specific to children who are patients at SickKids.

Blood tests and cancer diagnosis

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Blood tests can help your health-care team diagnose cancer and see how your treatment is working. Discover how blood tests are done, the types of blood tests and why they are done.

PICC insertion: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Learn how to care for your child at home after a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) insertion.

Lumbar puncture: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Learn how to care for your child at home after a lumbar puncture.

131I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG) therapy for high-risk neuroblastoma

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131I-MIBG is a radioactive therapy used to treat high-risk neuroblastoma. Learn how to prepare for the treatment and care for your child after MIBG therapy. Also learn about potential side effects and complications and when to seek medical attention.

Nephrostomy tube: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Learn how to properly care for your child at home after a nephrostomy tube insertion.

G/GJ tubes: Low-profile combination G/GJ tube

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A low-profile combination gastrostomy/gastro jejunostomy (G/GJ) tube provides fluids, nutrition and medications directly into the small intestine, while also accessing the stomach at the same time. Learn about how to care for a child who has a low-profile combination tube.

Central venous line (CVL) insertion into the internal jugular vein: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Learn how to care for child at home after a CVL insertion procedure.

G/GJ tubes: Corflo PEG J tube

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A Corflo PEG Jejunal (J) tube is a type of gastrostomy/gastrojejunostomy (G/GJ) feeding tube. Find out how it is inserted, how to care for it and what to do if it is accidentally pulled out.

G/GJ tubes: Primary tube insertion by image guidance

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Discover how gastrostomy (G) and gastrojejunostomy (GJ) tubes are placed, how to prepare your child for the procedure and what to expect once the procedure is complete. The majority of this page is specific to children who are patients at SickKids.

Esophageal dilatation: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Learn how to care for your child at home after an esophageal dilatation.

Joint and tendon injections: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Learn how to care for your child at home after joint and/or tendon injections.

Pyeloplasty: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Find out how to take care of your child following a pyeloplasty operation. Dressing changes, activity level, medications and diet are discussed.

Angiography through the femoral artery (groin): Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Learn how to care for your child at home after an angiography through the femoral artery (groin).

Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) insertion using image guidance

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Learn about what a PICC is and how and why this type of intravenous line is inserted.

G/GJ tubes: MIC PEG J tube

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A MIC PEG J tube is a type of gastrostomy/gastrojejunostomy (G/GJ) feeding tube. Find out how it is inserted, how to care for it and what to do if it is accidentally pulled out.

Varicocele embolization: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Learn how to look after your child at home after varicocele embolization.

Peritonitis related to G tubes and GJ tubes

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Peritonitis is a rare but serious complication related to G or GJ tube insertion. Find out what causes peritonitis related to G and GJ tubes, the signs and symptoms, and how it’s treated.

Ureteral reimplant: Caring for your child at home

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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.

Kidney biopsy: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Learn how to care for your child at home after a kidney biopsy.