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Why have I been provided with this leaflet? A polyp has been found in your bowel and we would recommend removal for precautionary measures. This leaflet explains to you more about your condition and what is involved in its treatment. What is a colonic polyp? A polyp is a small growth that sometimes forms on […]

This leaflet has been designed to help answer some of the questions you may have about your appointment and to help you prepare for an oesophageal manometry and either a 24-hour pH or pH/impedance monitoring test. Please read the leaflet at least one week before your appointment and follow the instructions carefully, as this information […]

What is a Cystoscopy? A procedure called a cystoscopy allows us to look at the lining of your bladder to help us find out what is causing your symptoms such as frequent water infections (UTIs), blood in your urine (haematuria), incontinence, unusual cells found in a urine sample, persistent pain when passing urine or difficulty […]

What is a hiatus hernia? A hiatus hernia is when part of the stomach slides through an opening in the diaphragm called the hiatus. The diaphragm is a sheet of muscle that separates your chest from your abdomen (tummy.) What causes a hiatus hernia? The exact reasons why a hiatus hernia may develop are not […]

This information leaflet is to help you understand why you require banding of hemorrhoids. Introduction Hemorrhoids (piles) are enlarged blood vessels in the lining of the anus and lower rectum (back passage), these can become irritated resulting in bleeding, itching, discomfort and sometimes they can protrude from the back passage. Hemorrhoids are usually small and […]