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Evidence-based recommendations on thoracoscopic excision of mediastinal parathyroid tumours. This involves operating on the tumour using a flexible camera inserted through small cuts in the chest (keyhole surgery).

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

12 December 2007

Evidence-based recommendations on stent insertion for bleeding oesophageal varices. This involves temporarily inserting a tube-shaped mesh covered in plastic (called a stent) into the oesophagus.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 April 2011

Evidence-based recommendations on irreversible electroporation (IRE) for treating renal cancer. This involves using electrical pulses to kill cancer cells, applied directly to the tumour through special needles.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 February 2013

This guideline covers care for adults and young people (aged 10 years and older) with physical health problems that are completely or partly caused by an alcohol-use disorder. It aims to improve the health of people with alcohol-use disorders by providing recommendations on managing acute alcohol withdrawal and treating alcohol-related conditions.

Result type

Clinical guideline

Last updated

12 April 2017

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on the Aquilion PRIME CT scanner for imaging coronary artery disease in adults in whom imaging is difficult .

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Last updated

6 July 2017

Evidence-based recommendations on deep brain stimulation for refractory chronic pain syndromes (excluding headache). This involves stimulating a precise area of the brain using an electrode to treat the chronic pain.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 March 2011

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for primary or secondary lung cancers. This involves inserting 1 or more electrodes (needle-like probes) through the chest into the lung and using an electrical current to produce heat to destroy the cancer cells.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

15 December 2010

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on pCONUS2 Bifurcation Aneurysm Implant for complex intracranial aneurysms .

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Published

11 August 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous laser revascularisation for refractory angina pectoris. This involves inserting a catheter into major vessels of the groin, which is advanced to the heart, to drill holes on the heart muscle using a laser beam.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 May 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on extracranial to intracranial bypass for intracranial atherosclerosis. This involves joining a blood vessel from outside the skull to one inside the skull to bypass a narrowed or partially blocked vessel.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

8 November 2017

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on the Somatom Definition Edge CT scanner for imaging coronary artery disease in adults in whom imaging is difficult .

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Last updated

6 July 2017

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on Axumin for functional imaging of prostate cancer recurrence .

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Published

8 February 2019

This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing lung cancer in adults. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

Result type

Quality standard

Last updated

13 December 2019

This guideline covers diagnosing and managing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in adults. It aims to improve the speed at which people are diagnosed and treated to prevent loss of sight.

Result type

NICE guideline

Published

23 January 2018

Evidence-based recommendations on suture fixation of acute disruption of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis. This involves threading a suture through a tunnel made in the bones (tibia and fibula) and tying the ends together to fix the joint.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

26 June 2015