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Evidence-based recommendations on micropressure therapy for refractory Ménière's disease. This involves inserting a grommet (small tube) through the eardrum into the middle ear and blowing air at low pressure into the inner ear.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

26 April 2012

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.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

26 April 2012

Evidence-based recommendations on incisionless otoplasty. This involves using a hollow needle to divide the ear cartilage, and using stitches buried under the skin to remould the ear.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 March 2012

Evidence-based recommendations on breast reconstruction using lipomodelling after breast cancer treatment. This involves taking fat from the abdomen or thighs and injecting it into the breast in the area of the deformity caused by surgery.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 January 2012

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic injection of bulking agents for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. This involves injecting a filler into the junction using a catheter to make the entry to the stomach narrower, so that the contents of the stomach cannot pass back.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

28 April 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on epiretinal brachytherapy for wet age related macular degeneration. This involves using radiation therapy used to destroy the new blood vessels.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

16 December 2011

Evidence-based recommendations on single-port laparoscopic nephrectomy. This involves removing the kidney using several small incisions (laparoscopy).

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 November 2011

Evidence-based recommendations on implantation of a duodenal-jejunal bypass liner for managing type 2 diabetes. This involves attaching a liner as a barrier between food and the upper part of the bowel, with the aim of lowering blood sugar levels.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 March 2015

Evidence-based recommendations on faecal microbiota transplant for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. This involves introducing enteric bacteria from the faeces of healthy donors to restore a healthy balance of bacteria in the gut.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 March 2014

Evidence-based recommendations on radiofrequency ablation of the soft palate for snoring. This involves using an electrode device to puncture and send radiofrequency energy into the soft palate to scar and tighten it.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 January 2014

Evidence-based recommendations on uterine artery embolisation for treating adenomyosis. This involves injecting small particles to block the blood supply to the adenomyosis (thickening of the womb lining).

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

16 December 2013

Evidence-based recommendations on implantation of a duodenal-jejunal bypass sleeve for managing obesity. This involves attaching a sleeve to the upper part of the bowel to slow digestion.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 November 2013

Evidence-based recommendations on corticosteroid-eluting bioabsorbable stent or spacer insertion during endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis in adults. This involves putting a stent (short tube) into the sinus to improve drainage.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 March 2016

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic carbon dioxide laser cricopharyngeal myotomy for relief of oropharyngeal dysphagia in adults. This involves inserting an endoscope (a thin, rigid tube with a camera on the end) through the mouth, and using a carbon dioxide laser to cut through the muscle that runs round the top of the gullet.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 March 2016

Evidence-based recommendations on normothermic extracorporeal preservation of hearts for transplant after brainstem death. This technique is used to store a donor heart for longer before being transplanted.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

24 February 2016