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Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer. This involves using smaller openings in the skin (keyhole surgery) to remove the lymph nodes.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 March 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on endometrial cryotherapy for menorrhagia (heavy periods). This involves using cold temperatures to freeze and destroy the lining of the womb.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 March 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma. This involves using heat to destroy the part of the liver that contains the cancer.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 July 2003

Evidence-based recommendations on laparo-endogastric surgery. This involves performing surgery for gastric wall lesions by passing a flexible telescope (endoscope) through the gullet and into the stomach, and a thin tube (laparascope) through a small cut in the upper abdomen.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

17 December 2003

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.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 March 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous (non-thoracoscopic) epicardial catheter radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. This involves using heat to destroy selected areas of the heart to prevent the abnormal electrical impulses responsible for atrial fibrillation.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 March 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on implantation of an opaque intraocular lens for intractable double vision. This involves replacing the clear lens of one eye with a non-transparent one to block out one of the double images.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 March 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on photodynamic therapy for brain tumours. This involves giving the patient a drug that makes the tissue sensitive to light and then activating it with a laser light source to destroy the tumour cells.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 March 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on intraocular lens insertion for correction of refractive error, with preservation of the natural lens. This involves inserting an artificial lens inserted into the eye through a small cut made in the cornea.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 February 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on extracorporeal photopheresis for Crohn's disease. This involves collecting blood from the person, separating the white blood cells from the whole blood, treating with ultraviolet light and re-infusing into the person. The aim is to produce a generalised immune response against the cells that cause the inflammation.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 February 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic cystectomy. This involves removing the bladder using small cuts in the abdomen (keyhole surgery).

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 February 2009

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.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

28 January 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on non-surgical reduction of myocardial septum. This involves inserting a catheter into the femoral artery and passing it up into the heart under X-ray control.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 February 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on ultrasound-guided regional nerve block. This involves using ultrasound guidance to position needles that deliver local anaesthetic in the correct place next to the nerves.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

28 January 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on arthroscopic knee washout, with or without debridement, for the treatment of osteoarthritis. This involves flushing the joint with fluid, which is introduced through small incisions in the knee.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 August 2007