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    Interventional procedure overview of radiofrequency ablation as an adjunct to balloon kyphoplasty or percutaneous vertebroplasty for palliation of painful spinal metastases

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    Introduction

    The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) prepared this interventional procedure overview to help members of the interventional procedures advisory committee (IPAC) make recommendations about the safety and efficacy of an interventional procedure. It is based on a rapid review of the medical literature and professional opinion. It should not be regarded as a definitive assessment of the procedure.

    Date prepared

    This overview was prepared in August 2022.

    Procedure name

    • Radiofrequency ablation as an adjunct to balloon kyphoplasty or percutaneous vertebroplasty for palliation of painful spinal metastases

    Professional societies

    • British Society of Interventional Radiology

    • Faculty of Clinical Oncology, Royal College of Radiologists

    • Faculty of Clinical Radiology, Royal College of Radiologists

    • British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS)

    • Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS)

    • British Society of Skeletal Radiologists (BSSR)

    • Faculty of Pain Medicine, The Royal College of Anaesthetists.