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Femoral hernia repair - How it's performed

Find out about how a femoral hernia repair is carried out either as open surgery or keyhole surgery (also called laparoscopic surgery).

Children and young people with Down's syndrome have some level of learning disability. There are things you can try to help with their development.

A DEXA scan is a quick and painless procedure that involves lying on your back on an X-ray table so an area of your body can be scanned.

Find out what’s involved in having a flexible or rigid cystoscopy.

You will usually have an appointment to assess your health a few days before having a coronary angioplasty.

Cardiac catheterisation and coronary angiography is carried out at a hospital or specialist heart centre.

There are a number of different types of cornea transplant procedure, depending on the areas of the cornea that need to be replaced.

Find out what to do when you get a cervical screening invitation letter and how to book the test.

A carotid endarterectomy will either be carried out under general or local anaesthesia.

Find out what breast screening is and what the benefits of screening are.