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  1. Gallstone disease: diagnosis and management (CG188)

    This guideline covers diagnosing and managing gallstone disease in adults. It aims to reduce variation in care by promoting the most effective treatments, and to improve the advice given to people with gallstone disease before and after treatment.

  2. Gallstone disease (QS104)

    This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing gallstones in adults. It also includes managing complications of gallstones, such as an inflamed or infected gallbladder (cholecystitis), blocked and infected bile ducts (cholangitis), and an inflamed pancreas (pancreatitis). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

  3. Pancreatitis (NG104)

    This guideline covers managing acute and chronic pancreatitis in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve quality of life by ensuring that people have the right treatment and follow-up, and get timely information and support after diagnosis.

  4. Percutaneous insertion of a cystic duct stent after cholecystostomy for acute calculous cholecystitis (IPG720)

    Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous insertion of a cystic duct stent after cholecystostomy for acute calculous cholecystitis. This involves inserting a tube called a stent into or across the cystic duct. The aim is to allow bile to flow through the tube, bypassing the blockage and preventing further obstruction.

  5. Laser lithotripsy for difficult-to-treat bile duct stones (IPG699)

    Evidence-based recommendations on laser lithotripsy for difficult-to-treat bile duct stones in adults. This involves breaking up the stones using laser light.

  6. Electrohydraulic lithotripsy for difficult-to-treat bile duct stones (IPG698)

    Evidence-based recommendations on electrohydraulic lithotripsy for difficult-to-treat bile duct stones in adults. This involves breaking up the stone with soundwaves.

  7. In adults with common bile duct stones, should laparoscopic cholecystectomy be performed early (within 2 weeks of bile duct clearance), or should it be delayed (until 6 weeks after bile duct clearance)?

    resource use. Source guidance details Comes from guidance Gallstone disease: diagnosis and management Number CG188 Date issued

  8. What are the benefits and harms, and cost effectiveness of routine intraoperative cholangiography in people with low to intermediate risk of common bile duct stones?

    cholangiography. Source guidance details Comes from guidance Gallstone disease: diagnosis and management Number CG188 Date issued

  9. What models of service delivery enable intraoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for bile duct clearance to be delivered within the NHS? What are the costs and benefits of different models of service delivery?

    reorganised. Source guidance details Comes from guidance Gallstone disease: diagnosis and management Number CG188 Date issued

  10. What is the long-term effect of laparoscopic cholecystectomy on outcomes that are important to patients?

    condition. Source guidance details Comes from guidance Gallstone disease: diagnosis and management Number CG188 Date issued

  11. What are the long-term benefits and harms, and cost effectiveness of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) compared with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in adults with suspected common bile duct stones?

    duct stones. Source guidance details Comes from guidance Gallstone disease: diagnosis and management Number CG188 Date issued

  12. The SpyGlass direct visualisation system for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures during endoscopy of the biliary system (MIB21)

    NICE has developed a Medtech Innovation Briefing (MIB) on the SpyGlass direct visualisation system for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures during endoscopy of

  13. Single‑incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (IPG508)

    Evidence-based recommendations on single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This involves removing the gallbladder through a small cut, most often below the bellly button.

  14. Actim Pancreatitis for diagnosing acute pancreatitis (MIB218)

    NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on Actim Pancreatitis for diagnosing acute pancreatitis .