Jaw Joint Malfunction and Associated Facial Pain
The majority of jaw joint problems are mechanical in origin resulting from excessive use, for example, chewing very hard foods (tough meats, toffees, chewing gum), opening the mouth too wide…
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Information for patients undergoing Femoral Angioplasty
This leaflet tells you about the procedure known as femoral angioplasty, explains what is involved and what the possible risks are.
Antegrade Ureteric Stenting
This leaflet tells you about the procedure known as antegrade ureteric stenting, explains what is involved and what the possible risks are.
Information for Patients Living with Haematological Malignancies
The team consists of Haematologists and their team, Radiologists, Histo-pathologists, Clinical Oncologists, Specialist Nurses and other Health care professionals who all have specialist training and experience in the diagnosis, care…
Information explaining the urgent two week wait referral system
Your General Practitioner (GP) or dentist has asked for you to have an urgent hospital appointment within two weeks.
Hysterosalpingogram
Normally eggs produced by the ovaries pass down fine, narrow tubes called ovarian or fallopian tubes to reach the womb or uterus. If either or both of these tubes are…
Orthodontics and Jaw Surgery
If the bones of the face and jaws are out of balance with each other, orthodontics alone will not be able to position the teeth to create a functioning bite….
Mucous Cyst
A mucous cyst is a ganglion that appears on the back of a finger or thumb, near the end joint (DIP joint in the finger, IP joint in the thumb)….
Mallet Finger
Mallet finger is the drooped-down deformity of the end section of a finger, after damage to the extensor tendon.
Mouth biopsy performed under local anaesthetic
A biopsy is when a sample of tissue is taken from a part of the body. It is then looked at under the microscope to make a diagnosis. A biopsy…