What are you looking for? Search Common searches: Departments, Hospitalisation, Professionals, Outpatient clinics, Health advice, Accreditations, Diseases, Diagnostic tests, Treatments, The birth of a child, Emergency, Visiting patients, Fulltext search Tipus de contingut Services and units Professionals Pathologies Health advices Health and wellness Diagnostic tests Treatments News Activities Centers - Any - Search The Vall d'Hebron Clinical Laboratories were created following an integrated transversal model The Vall d’Hebron Clinical Laboratories are the largest hospital laboratories in Spain and one of the largest in Europe. They provide a comprehensive service to the Hospital and primary care centers throughout the city of Barcelona. The Burn Unit, a small hospital within the Hospital The current Vall d'Hebron Burn Unit was launched in 2006 at the Traumatology and Rehabilitation Hospital, although Vall d'Hebron had already been a leader in burns since the late 1960s, when Dr. Jaume Planas was at the head of the Plastic Surgery Service. A new Surgical Block equipped with 19 operating rooms replaces the old rooms from the 1950s The new Surgical Block, with a pioneering model in Europe, represented a technological and quality leap, as it improves efficiency and safety. Pathologies Vascular rings Vascular rings, which mainly affect children, are alterations to the position of the large arteries (aorta) which compress neighbouring structures such as the trachea and oesophagus. This anomaly may result in various disorders. The most common include: double aortic arch, pulmonary sling, a Pathologies Asperger’s syndrome Asperger’s syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder that falls within the spectrum of autism disorders. It is typified by social awkwardness, limiting interests and ongoing behaviours. These symptoms make it difficult for patients to have a normal social life and they also affect famil Pathologies Cancer Cancer is the abnormally fast multiplication of cells which spread and invade nearby tissue or other parts of the body. It can also spread to other organs. This is known as “metastasis”. There are over 200 types of cancer. They are normally categorised according to the tissue or organ w Pathologies Coeliac disease An autoimmune disorder, coeliac disease is the genetically predisposed reaction to ingesting gluten; a protein found in wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, kamut, and triticale. For coeliacs, ingesting gluten damages the villi in the small intestine, affecting their capacity to absorb nutrients from Pathologies Inherited heart disease They are inherited diseases affecting the heart and aorta. A range of diseases are included such as myocardiopathies, conduction diseases, and genetic aortopathies. Pathologies Double outlet right ventricle This is a heart condition affecting babies in which the two main arteries of the heart (the aorta and the pulmonary artery) originate in the right ventricle. This kind of disorder may be associated with other alterations such as ventricular septal defect (VSD) or pulmonary valve stenosis.&nb Pathologies Coarctation of the aorta and hypoplasia of the aortic arch Coarctation of the aorta is a malformation in which the aorta narrows just after the outlet that supplies blood to the head and arms. This restricts the passage of fluid and the heart has to work harder to pump it to the other organs. Some patients develop hypoplasia when the reduction Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 251 Next page ››