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 Neurosurgery was present at the Hospital since its beginnings Despite the limited technical resources available in the 1950s, neurosurgery had a place in the Hospital from the beginning. The Service was a pioneer in Catalonia and the Spanish State. Numerous protests from public hospitals, including Vall d'Hebron, demanded more freedoms and better working conditions In the early 1970s, there were numerous protests and strikes in Spain led by students and workers, who demanded more freedoms and better working conditions. The Vall d'Hebron Hospital was not left out. Moments of panic and confusion during a robbery at Vall d'Hebron Hospital The robbers took away 21 million pesetas in loot, intended to pay the salaries of the center's workers. Vall d'Hebron performs the world's first total face transplant The patient suffered from a serious facial deformity as a result of trauma caused by an accident. Vall d'Hebron was a pioneer in performing pediatric hemodialysis On May 6, 1971, the first pediatric hemodialysis in Spain was performed at Vall d'Hebron Hospital. Professionals Beatriz Hernández Méndez Fisioterapeuta i investigadora membre del Grup de Recerca Multidisciplinari d'Infermeria del Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR). 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 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 252 Next page ››