Results for: "abdomen"

Antibiotic treatment for abdomen infections

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

About The EXTEND study is looking at the antibiotic treatment of patients treated for serious abdominal infections. The study aims to see if a fixed 28 day duration of antibiotics is overall better for treating patients with serious abdominal infections than shorter courses of antibiotics as de...

Bowel (Colorectal) Cancer

Last updated on Wednesday, July 10, 2024

The Colorectal Cancer team consists of seven Colorectal Surgeons based at Arrowe Park Hospital (with clinic capacity at Clatterbridge Hospital and Victoria Central Hospital). They are supported by a team of Macmillan Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs), Care Co-Ordinators, a Nurse Consultant...

CT Scans - Computerised Tomography

Last updated on Friday, June 22, 2018

A CT scan is carried out using a special x-ray machine. It produces a cross-section (or slice) of the body. The scanner consists of a ‘doughnut-shaped’ structure which you pass through. This is called a gantry. A narrow beam of x-rays is produced from the gantry which passes through the body. Im...

Gynaecological Urgent Suspected Cancer Clinic

Last updated on Wednesday, August 6, 2025

This page gives details of the services that the clinic provides and what you can expect when you attend.   Location of the Gynaecological Urgent Suspected Cancer Clinic You will find us in the Gynaecology Department of the Women and Children’s Hospital.  When you arrive, please check in with...

Ultrasound Abdomen Scan Information for Adult Patients

Ultrasound Paediatric Abdomen Scan Information for the Parents or Guardians

Ultrasound Paediatric Abdomen and Renal Scan Information for the Parents or Guardians

CT Scan Patient Information