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Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer. This involves using smaller openings in the skin (keyhole surgery) to remove the lymph nodes.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

22 March 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on stimulated graciloplasty for faecal incontinence. This involves making a new anal sphincter from muscle taken from the thigh and using electrical currents to gradually make it behave like a natural sphincter muscle.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

22 March 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on high dose rate brachytherapy for carinoma of the cervix. This involves giving radiation at a high dose rate to the cervix (reducing the timeframe compared with low or medium dose rates) to treat the cancer.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

22 March 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous endoscopic colostomy. This involves placing a plastic tube in the bowel that runs back through a small opening in the abdomen to allow waste to pass through to a drainage bag worn outside the body.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

22 March 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on photorefractive (laser) surgery for the correction of refractive errors. This involves using a special laser to permanently change the shape of the cornea.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

22 March 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on metatarsophalangeal joint replacement of the hallux. This involves removing the problem joint and replacing it with an artificial one.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 November 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on automated percutaneous mechanical lumbar discectomy. This involves using an automated device to cut and remove the part of the disc that’s pressing on the nerve.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 November 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on cryotherapy for malignant endobronchial obstruction. This involves using cold temperatures to destroy the cancer tissue that’s causing a blockage.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 November 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on intraoperative blood cell salvage in obstetrics. This involves filtering and washing shed blood and retransfusing it during or after the procedure.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 November 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on cryotherapy as a primary treatment for prostate cancer. This involves using cold temperature to freeze and destroy cancer tissue as a first treatment for cancer that hasn't spread far from the prostate.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 November 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on direct C1 lateral mass screw for cervical spine stabilisation. This involves using screws to fix the bones together to treat atlantoaxial fusion in the neck.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

14 December 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic axillary lymph node retrieval for breast cancer. This involves using narrow instruments to remove the lymph nodes through small, rather than large, openings to reduce the risk of infection and other problems.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

14 December 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic bipolar radiofrequency ablation for malignant biliary obstruction. This involves using heat energy to unblock the obstruction.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

14 November 2024

Evidence-based recommendations on epidermal radiotherapy using rhenium-188 paste for non-melanoma skin cancer. This involves radioactive paste being spread on foil over the top of the cancer, to destroy the cancer cells.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

2 April 2024

Evidence-based recommendations on low-energy contact X-ray brachytherapy (the Papillon technique) for locally advanced rectal cancer in adults. This involves using an X-ray tube inserted into the rectum to destroy the cancer cells.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

14 August 2019