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Evidence-based recommendations on selective internal radiation therapy for unresectable colorectal metastases in the liver in adults. This involves injecting beads that emit radiation directly into the tumour.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

4 March 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on transurethral water-jet ablation for lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia. This involves injecting a high-speed jet of water into the prostate to destroy some of the prostate tissue and widen the urethra.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

14 September 2023

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Evidence-based recommendations on fetoscopic prenatal repair of open neural tube defects in the fetus. This involves keyhole surgery through the woman’s abdomen to close the gap in the baby’s spine.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

29 January 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on reducing the risk of transmission of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) from surgical instruments used for interventional procedures on high-risk tissues. These procedures on high-risk tissues are intradural surgery on the brain (including the pituitary gland) and spinal cord, neuroendoscopy, and surgery on the retina or optic nerve.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 January 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on balloon dilation for chronic eustachian tube dysfunction in adults and children. This involves using a balloon filled with saline to widen the eustachian tube.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

18 December 2019

Evidence-based recommendations on artificial iris insertion for acquired aniridia. This involves inserting an artificial iris into the eye.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 July 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on open prenatal repair of open neural tube defects in the fetus. This involves open surgery through the woman’s abdomen to close the gap in the baby’s spine.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

29 January 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression in adults. This involves implanting an electrical stimulator under the skin of the chest and connecting it by wires to the vagus nerve.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

12 August 2020

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 percutaneous endovascular forearm arteriovenous fistula creation for haemodialysis access in adults. This involves using radiofrequency energy, or heat and pressure, to join an artery and vein in the forearm to create a fistula for haemodialysis access.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 October 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on transapical transcatheter mitral valve-in-ring implantation after failed annuloplasty for mitral valve repair in adults. This involves inserting a bioprosthetic mitral valve into an existing mitral valve ring to treat a leaking mitral valve, without needing repeat open heart surgery.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 September 2021