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Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic full thickness removal of non-lifting colonic polyps. This involves using a special device to remove the polyp and seal the bowel wall closed afterwards.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

24 May 2017

Evidence-based recommendations on irreversible electroporation for treating pancreatic cancer. This involves inserting special needles into the tumour in the pancreas and using short electrical pulses to destroy the cancer cells.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

3 May 2017

Evidence-based recommendations on minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion surgery for chronic sacroiliac pain in adults. This involves fixing the sacrum to the ilium using 2 or 3 metal implants.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

5 April 2017

Evidence-based recommendations on electrical stimulation to improve muscle strength in chronic respiratory conditions, chronic heart failure and chronic kidney disease. This involves delivering electrical impulses to weakened muscles using electrodes placed on the skin.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

5 August 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on transcranial magnetic stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults. This involves pulsing electromagnetic energy through the skull to stimulate the brain.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

5 August 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy in adults and children. This involves inserting a laser into the area of the brain causing seizures.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

4 March 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on cyanoacrylate glue occlusion for varicose veins. This involves injecting medical glue (cyanoacrylate) into a vein to close it with the aim of improving symptoms.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

4 March 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on photodynamic therapy for advanced bronchial carcinoma. This involves giving the patient something that makes them sensitive to light, then using special equipment to shine light onto the cancer to activate the substance and destroy some of the cancer.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 August 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on endovascular atrial septostomy. This involves inflating a balloon passed into the heart with a catheter to try to make the hole bigger so that it does not close up completely.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 August 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on midcarpal hemiarthroplasty for wrist arthritis in adults. This involves using a metal implant to create an artificial wrist joint, to relieve pain and maintain movement.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

16 October 2019

Evidence-based recommendations on bioprosthetic plug insertion for anal fistula in adults. This involves putting a plug into the fistula and stitching it in place.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 September 2019

Evidence-based recommendations on high-intensity focused ultrasound for glaucoma in adults. This involves using high-intensity ultrasound to destroy a small amount of the tissue that makes fluid in the eye.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 September 2019

Evidence-based recommendations on implant insertion for prominent ears in children, young people and adults. This involves inserting small curved implants under the skin of each ear.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

11 September 2019

Evidence-based recommendations on endovascular insertion of an intrasaccular wire-mesh blood-flow disruption device for intracranial aneurysms in adults. This involves inserting a wire-mesh device into the aneurysm to act as a plug when a blood clot forms inside it.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

14 August 2019

Evidence-based recommendations on ultrasound-guided high-intensity transcutaneous focused ultrasound for symptomatic uterine fibroids in adults. This involves focusing high-intensity ultrasound energy at the fibroids through the skin of the abdomen.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

24 July 2019