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This page provides information about Upper gastrointestinal cancers and the services available. Upper gastrointestinal cancer affects the bile ducts, liver, oesophagus, pancreas and stomach.
You have been advised to have a gastroscopy, which you may also have heard being called an endoscopy or OGD (meaning an oesophageal-gastro-duodenoscopy). A diagnostic gastroscopy will help us to investigate the cause of your symptoms.
This page has been written to help you understand more about Lichen Planus (LP) affecting the vulva and/or vagina. It gives you information about Lichen Planus, what causes it and the available treatment. Listed at the end of the page are the websites where you can find out more about the condition.
Dreams of transforming cancer care in Gloucestershire are one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to the generous support of people across the county.
We at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are a member of the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance. This means we are committed to providing quality NHS care for people who serve, or have served, in the UK Armed Forces and their families. This page explains why this is important to us and how serving in the UK Armed Forces can enable you and your family to have easier access to specific health services for veterans.
It is essential that your bowel is empty for this investigation. In order for your bowel to be empty please follow the instructions below.
This page has been written to give you more information about the free Squeezy Connect muscle exercise app which connects patients and clinicians through the Living with Pelvic Health platform. It explains how to find and download the app, as well as how to set it up correctly so that you get the best out of it.
The paediatric dietetic team has put together a list of useful links and resources for you to have a look at whilst you wait for your appointment. They are divided into specialist areas, choose the one that is applicable to you or your child.
The Children's Emergency Department (ED) has now moved into its permanent home in the new Emergency Department at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH).
Amino acids play a crucial role as building blocks of proteins and as intermediates in metabolism and are implicated in several metabolic defects.
by Emma Harker and Helen Russell
This page gives you information about the Direct Antibody Test (DAT) and why it might be used. You will be able to refer to this page alongside any other information you have been given by your healthcare team. If after reading this page you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask a member of the team.
This page is a general guide for you, your family and friends.
We’re constantly working to make the gloshospitals.nhs.uk website as accessible as possible for every user.
This page provides important information for copying with dying.
Trained in histopathology in Oxford and Sri Lanka, Dr de Cates is a General Histopathologist working mainly with gastrointestinal and breast pathology cases.
When collecting and transporting samples which may play a part in a medico-legal case, it is usually necessary to observe a “chain of evidence” procedure. Please contact the laboratory in advance of sending any specimens so that we can ensure that the correct procedures are understood and followed.
