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    Interventional procedure overview of biodegradable spacer insertion to reduce rectal toxicity during radiotherapy for prostate cancer

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    Related NICE guidance

    Below is a list of NICE guidance related to this procedure.

    Interventional procedures

    • Biodegradable spacer insertion to reduce rectal toxicity during radiotherapy for prostate cancer. NICE interventional procedure guidance IPG590 (2017) (current guidance on same procedure under review).

    • Irreversible electroporation for treating prostate cancer. NICE interventional procedure guidance IPG572 (2016) Available from http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/IPG572

    • Focal therapy using cryoablation for localised prostate cancer. NICE interventional procedure guidance IPG423 (2012) Available from http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/IPG423

    • Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. NICE Interventional Procedures Guidance 193 (2006). Available from http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/IPG193

    • High dose rate brachytherapy in combination with external-beam radiotherapy for localised prostate cancer. NICE Interventional Procedures Guidance 174 (2006). Available from http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/IPG174

    • Cryotherapy as a primary treatment for prostate cancer. NICE Interventional Procedures Guidance 145 (2005). Available from http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/IPG145

    • Low dose rate brachytherapy for localised prostate cancer. NICE Interventional Procedures Guidance 132 (2005). Available from http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/IPG132

    • Cryotherapy for recurrent prostate cancer. NICE Interventional Procedures Guidance 119 (2005). Available from http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/IPG119

    • High-intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer. NICE Interventional Procedures Guidance 118 (2005). Available from http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/IPG118

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