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Evidence-based recommendations on ultrasound-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for treating benign thyroid nodules in adults. This involves using heat energy to destroy tissue in the nodules.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

22 June 2016

Evidence-based recommendations on powered microdebrider turbinoplasty for inferior turbinate hypertrophy. This involves cutting away some of the swollen membrane covering the turbinates.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 July 2014

Evidence-based recommendations on implantation of accommodating intraocular lenses for cataract. This involves removing the clouded natural lens of the eye and replacing it with an accommodating lens to allow focusing on near and distant objects.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 February 2007

Evidence-based recommendations on mini-incision surgery for total knee replacement. This involves using specially designed instruments to replace the knee using a smaller incision.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

26 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

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic cryotherapy for renal cancer. This involves inserting a surgical instrument (cryoprobe) to apply freezing temperatures to the tumour and destroy the cancer cells.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

24 August 2011

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 transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for aortic stenosis. This involves inserting a new valve through a catheter, usually by way of a large blood vessel at the top of the leg, into the heart and inside the existing faulty valve.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

26 July 2017

Evidence-based recommendations on transmyocardial laser revascularisation for refractory angina pectoris. This involves open heart surgery to drill holes on the heart muscle using a laser beam.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 May 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on total prosthetic replacement of the temporomandibular joint. This involves replacing the joint with an artificial one.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 August 2014

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous coblation of the intervertebral disc for low back pain and sciatica. This involves using heat from an electrode to destroy the tissue.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 January 2016

Evidence-based recommendations on lower limb deep vein valve reconstruction for chronic deep venous incompetence. This involves restructuring valves in the deep veins of the legs by various surgical techniques, such as using stitches to repair the valve.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 May 2007

Evidence-based recommendations on injectable bulking agents for faecal incontinence. This involves injecting a material into the muscles around the anus to bulk the sides of the sphincter.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 February 2007

Evidence-based recommendations on radiofrequency tissue reduction for turbinate hypertrophy. This involves using radiofrequency energy to close blood vessels that can cause swelling and destroy excess tissue.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

25 June 2014

Evidence-based recommendations on hysteroscopic metroplasty of a uterine septum for recurrent miscarriage. This involves removing the septum using instruments passed through a thin tube with a camera inserted into the womb.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 January 2015