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Evidence-based recommendations on haemorrhoidal artery ligation. This involves tying the blood vessels and folding up the inside lining of the bowel to reduce blood supply to the haemorrhoids and make them shrink.
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Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic nephrolithotomy and pyelolithotomy. This involves inserting a tube through small cuts in the abdomen (keyhole surgery) to remove the kidney stones..
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Microwave ablation for primary or metastatic cancer in the lung (HTG609)
Evidence-based recommendations on microwave ablation for primary or metastatic cancer in the lung in adults. This involves inserting a probe into the lung, through the skin of the chest, to send microwaves into the cancer cells. This produces heat, aiming to destroy the cancer (ablation).
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Thoracoscopic epicardial radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation (HTG180)
Evidence-based recommendations on thoracoscopic epicardial radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. This involves using heat to destroy the selected areas of the heart to prevent the occurrence or conduction of abnormal electrical activity.
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Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous (non-thoracoscopic) epicardial catheter radiofrequency ablation for ventricular tachycardia. This involves using heat to destroy selected areas of the heart to prevent the occurrence or conduction of abnormal electrical activity.
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Photodynamic therapy for early-stage oesophageal cancer (HTG128)
Evidence-based recommendations on photodynamic therapy for early-stage oesophageal cancer. This involves injecting a photosensitising agent into the tumour which is then activated by a light to destroy the tumour cells.
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Living-donor lung transplantation for end-stage lung disease (HTG111)
Evidence-based recommendations on living-donor lung transplantation for end-stage lung disease. This involves removing a lung from each of the two donors and replacing the recipient's lungs with the donor lungs.
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Evidence-based recommendations on autologous pancreatic islet cell transplantation for improved glycaemic control after pancreatectomy. This involves removing parts of the pancreas (islet cells) after the pancreas has been removed and inserting them into the liver to restart insulin production.
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Secukinumab for treating moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (TA935)
Evidence-based recommendations on secukinumab (Cosentyx) for active moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (acne inversa) in adults.
PROPATEN heparin-bonded vascular graft for peripheral arterial disease (MIB42)
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on the PROPATEN heparin-bonded vascular graft for peripheral arterial disease
Focal therapy using cryoablation for localised prostate cancer (HTG284)
Evidence-based recommendations on focal therapy using cryoablation for localised stage prostate cancer. This involves using freezing (cryotherapy) needles to find and destroy only the cancerous part of the prostate.
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Adalimumab for treating moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (TA392)
Evidence-based recommendations on adalimumab (Humira) for treating active moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa in adults whose disease has not responded to conventional systemic therapy.
Acute kidney injury: prevention, detection and management (NG148)
This guideline covers preventing, detecting and managing acute kidney injury in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve assessment and detection by non-specialists, and specifies when people should be referred to specialist services. This will improve early recognition and treatment, and reduce the risk of complications in people with acute kidney injury.
Percutaneous balloon cryoablation for pulmonary vein isolation in atrial fibrillation (HTG286)
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.
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Evidence-based recommendations on therapeutic monitoring of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitors (LISA-TRACKER, IDKmonitor and Promonitor ELISA kits) in people with Crohn’s disease.