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antibiotics and various invasive and non-invasive techniques to aid bladder drainage) reduce the risk of symptomatic urinary tract...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

9 June 2015

quantity. But because patients would otherwise need permanent external drainage, the procedure can be considered for this condition, as...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

8 April 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on transcervical extracorporeal reverse flow neuroprotection for reducing the risk of stroke during carotid artery stenting in adults. This involves reversing blood flow away from the brain and filtering the blood to remove any debris.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

22 June 2016

Evidence-based recommendations on infliximab (Remicade) and adalimumab (Humira) for treating severe active Crohn's disease in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

19 May 2010

Evidence-based recommendations on trabeculotomy ab interno for open angle glaucoma. This involves using a specifically designed surgical instrument to remove a portion of tissue, with the aim of improving the eye’s drainage pathway.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

25 May 2011

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on SimpliCT laser-guided needle placement in interventional radiology .

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Published

7 March 2017

Evidence-based recommendations on trabecular stent bypass microsurgery for open-angle glaucoma. This involves inserting a hollow metal tube (stent) into the eye, to improve drainage of fluid from the eye.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

22 February 2017

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous balloon cryoablation for pulmonary vein isolation in atrial fibrillation. This involves using a probe attached to a balloon catheter to freeze tissue in one of the chambers on the left side of the heart.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 May 2012

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic pyeloplasty. This involves refashioning the pelviureteric junction (PUJ), operating through several small incisions (keyhole surgery).

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

24 March 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous venoplasty for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in people with multiple sclerosis. This involves inserting an inflatable balloon into veins in the neck and chest in an attempt to widen them.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

30 January 2019

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on TUC Safety Valve to prevent balloon inflation in the urethra during transurethral catheterisation .

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Published

17 March 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on bioprosthetic plug insertion for anal fistula in adults. This involves putting a plug into the fistula and stitching it in place.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

25 September 2019

Evidence-based recommendations on ex-vivo hepatic resection and reimplantation for liver cancer. This involves removing the liver from the body, cutting away the diseased tissue, and reimplanting the remaining tumour-free liver into the patient.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

22 April 2009

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 percutaneous thoracic duct embolisation for persistent chyle leak. In this procedure, under general anaesthesia, ultrasound and X-rays are used to create an image of the thoracic duct and find the leak. Then, using a needle, a tube is inserted through the abdominal wall (percutaneous) and guided into the thoracic duct. Small metal coils and medical glue are inserted through the tube and used to plug the leak (embolisation). The aim is to stop the leak.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

5 April 2023