Cryotherapy for renal cancer
Guidance issued
Number: IPG207
Summary
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on cryotherapy for renal cancers.
Description
Renal cancer occurs in the lining of the very small tubes in the kidney. Cryotherapy uses cold temperature to destroy cancer cells through the insertion of a freezing probe into the tumour.
OPCS code:
Details
Topic area:
Cancer
Therapeutic procedures
Urogenital
Therapeutic procedures
Urogenital
Specialist advice has been sought from:
British Association of Urological Surgeons
Royal College of Radiologists
Association of British and Irish Cryosurgery
British Society of Interventional Radiology
British Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology
Date notified to NICE:
01 September 2005
Provisional consultation date:
Spring/Summer 2005
Guidance issue date:
24 January 2007
Contact details:
Project manager (for general enquiries or comments)
(for general enquiries or comments)
(for general enquiries or comments)
Technical lead
(for procedure specific enquiries or comments)
(for procedure specific enquiries or comments)
Sally Wortley
ip@nice.org.uk
ip@nice.org.uk
Contact Address:
Interventional Procedures Programme
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
MidCity Place
71 High Holborn
London
WC1V 6NA
