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Evidence-based recommendations on retrobulbar irradiation for thyroid eye disease. This involves using radiation to target the tissue behind the eyeball and reduce inflammation.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

14 December 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale for recurrent migraine. This involves passing a device through a large vessel in the groin up into the heart and closing/blocking the hole in the wall of the heart.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

15 December 2010

Evidence-based recommendations on radiofrequency ablation for gastric antral vascular ectasia. This involves using radiofrequency (heat) energy to stop the bleeding by destroying the enlarged blood vessels.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

26 June 2015

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 preoperative high dose rate brachytherapy for rectal cancers. This involves inserting an applicator into the rectum and using it to deliver radiation to the tumour.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

26 August 2015

Evidence-based recommendations on intraoperative blood cell salvage in obstetrics. This involves filtering and washing shed blood and retransfusing it during or after the procedure.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 November 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on naloxegol (Moventig) for treating opioid-induced constipation in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

22 July 2015

Evidence-based recommendations on transabdominal artifical bowel sphincter implantation for faecal incontinence. This involves inserting an artificial sphincter through a cut in the abdomen.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

26 November 2008

Evidence-based recommendations on stent placement for vena caval obstruction. This involves using a catheter to position a stent, which may be self-expanding or balloon-dilated, across the area of narrowing to relieve it.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

28 July 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on radially emitting laser fibre treatment of an anal fistula in adults. This involves applying laser energy to the fistula.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

13 March 2019

Evidence-based recommendations on unilateral MRI-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for treatment-resistant essential tremor in adults. This involves applying ultrasound to a specific area on 1 side of the brain (thalamus).

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

20 June 2018

Evidence-based recommendations on belumosudil (Rezurock) for chronic graft-versus-host disease in people 12 years and over after 2 or more systemic treatments.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

7 February 2024

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. This involves replacing the damaged parts of the aorta with an artificial piece of blood vessel, performed through small cuts in the abdomen (keyhole surgery).

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 August 2007

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 deep brain stimulation for intractable trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias. This involves delivering electrical impulses to a precise area of the brain using an electrode to mask the pain.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 March 2011