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• Ingrown nail

  The ingrown nail or toenail (onychocryptosis) is the condition that occurs when the side margins of the nail penetrate the skin. It is a very commo...

  • Causes and risk factors
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Progression of the disease
  • Living with the condition
  • Research
  • Frequently asked questions
  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Thyroid eye disease

  Thyroid eye disease is the most frequent inflammation of the orbit of the eyes. It is also the most common manifestation in patients with Graves' d...

  • Causes and risk factors
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Living with the disease
  • Disease progression
  • Main lines of research
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Team and structure
  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Optic Neuritis

  Optic neuritis is inflammation of the eye’s optic nerve. The optic nerve is formed by a bundle of nerve fibres that carries light signals from the...

  • Causes and risk factors
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Disease progression
  • Living with the disease
  • Lines of research
  • Frequently asked questions
  • The disease at Hospital Clínic
  • Research at Hospital Clínic
  • Team and structure
  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Arthroscopy

  Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that is used to diagnose and treat joint problems. It involves making small incisions, appr...

  • Arthroscopy at Clínic
  • Research at Clínic
  • Teaching and training at Clínic
  • Team and structure
  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Fatty Liver Disease

  Fatty liver disease with a metabolic cause, formerly known as "non-alcoholic fatty liver disease" is the accumulation of fat in hepatocytes, the m...

  • Causes and risk factors
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Disease progression
  • Living with the disease
  • Research
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Treatment at the Clínic
  • Research at the Clínic
  • Team and structure
  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Fusion Prostate Biopsy

  A fusion prostate biopsy is an outpatient procedure to take a sample which is then used to diagnose or rule out prostate cancer. A fusion prostate...

  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Fertility preservation

  Fertility preservation is a series of medical procedures aimed at helping to achieve a pregnancy in the future.   These techniques are performed i...

  • When is it necessary?
  • Fertility preservation surgery
  • Cryopreservation of semen
  • Oocyte cryopreservation
  • Ovarian cortex cryopreservation
  • Chemoprotection techniques
  • Lines of research
  • Fertility preservation at the Clínic
  • Research at the Clínic
  • Fertility preservation and trainning at Clínic
  • Team and structure
  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Liver Cirrhosis

  Liver cirrhosis is the formation and accumulation of scars on the liver as a consequence of chronic damage. These scars are also called fibrous tis...

  • Causes and risk factors
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Living with the disease
  • Progression of the disease
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Treatment of Cirrhosis in Clinic
  • Lines of research in Clínic
  • Team and structure
  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Tuberculosis

  Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, also known as Koch's bacillus. The infection is tra...

  • Causes and risk factors
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Preventive treatment
  • Curative treatment
  • Side effects
  • Living with the disease
  • Disease progression
  • Lines of research
  • Frequently asked questions
  • The disease at the Clínic
  • Team and structure
  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Pacemaker

  A pacemaker is a stimulation system that generates electrical pulses delivered by electrodes; it is implanted in the heart and connected to a batte...

  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Pancreas Transplant

  A pancreas transplant is an alternative treatment for patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. A pancreas transplant is a complex surgica...

  • Requirements
  • Pre-transplant stage
  • Pancreas procurement
  • Transplant phases
  • Life after transplantation
  • Potential complications
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Research at the Clínic
  • Team and structure
  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Scintigraphy

  Scintigraphy is a diagnostic test in Nuclear Medicine that creates images of the body’s internal organs and tissues using gamma rays emitted by rad...

  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Carotid Endarterectomy

  A carotid endarterectomy is a surgical procedure to treat occlusion of the carotid arteries in the neck. The operation is to remove atherosclerotic...

  • The procedure at the Clínic
  • Team and structure
  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Coronary Angioplasty with Stenting

  Coronary angioplasty with stenting is one of the interventional coronary procedures used to widen heart arteries obstructed by the accumulation of...

  • The procedure at the Clínic
  • Research at the Clínic
  • Teaching and training at the Clínic
  • Team and structure
  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Immunotherapy

  Immunotherapy is a set of treatments that stimulate the body's natural defences to fight a disease; in this case, to fight certain types of cancer....

  • Immunotherapy types
  • What is CAR-T therapy?
  • How is CAR-T therapy done?
  • Before and during CAR-T administration
  • What happens after I am treated with CAR-T?
  • What is TIL therapy?
  • How is TIL therapy done?
  • Before and during TILs administration
  • What happens after I am treated with TILs?
  • Treatment at Hospital Clínic
  • Research at the Clínic
  • Team and structure
  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Electromyogram

  An electromyogram (EMG) is a diagnostic test that studies nerve function. It measures the speed and effectiveness of the electrical signals the ner...

  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

  Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a benign disease that occurs when stomach acid rises into the oesophagus (the tube connecting the stoma...

  • Causes and risk factors
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Living with the disease
  • Evolution of the disease
  • Research
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Team and structure
  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• Faecal Microbiota Transplantation

  Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a procedure to transfer faecal microbiota from a healthy person’s processed stool sample into the intest...

  • Procedure at the Clinic
  • Research at the Clínic
  • Team and structure
  Assistance – Tests and procedures

• Achalasia

  Achalasia is a disorder of the oesophagus that makes it difficult for food and liquid to move from the oesophagus to the stomach. This is because t...

  • Causes
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis and tests
  • Treatment
  • Living with the disease
  • Evolution of the disease
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Team and structure
  Assistance – Diseases, symptoms and health conditions

• PET-CT

  Computed Tomography combined with Positron Emission Tomography or PET-CT is a nuclear medicine diagnostic test that combines two different techniqu...

  • The procedure at the Clínic
  • Team and structure
  Assistance – Tests and procedures