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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.

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.

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.

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.

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: 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

Central venous line (CVL) 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 CVL removal procedure.

Upper endoscopy and colonoscopy: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Your child will need special care after an upper endoscopy or colonoscopy. Learn about the complications and how to care of your child once you go home.

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.

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.

Hemophilia and self-infusion

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Teens living with hemophilia can learn tips on how to give self-infusions.

Thyroid biopsy/FNA: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Learn how to care for your child at home after a thyroid biopsy/fine needle aspiration (FNA).

Chest tube insertion using image guidance

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The pleural space can fill up with fluid or air after a serious injury or operation, or as a result of disease. Chest tubes are placed into the pleural space to drain the fluid or air.

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: 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.