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<p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published Interventional
Procedure (IP) Guidance on the use of laparoscopic pyeloplasty, which is used to treat
blockages affecting the kidney, in 2004.</p><p><br> NICE concluded that the evidence
on the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic pyeloplasty appeared adequate to support
the use of this procedure, provided that the normal arrangements are in place for
consent, audit and clinical governance. The guidance can be found at the following
link:</p><p><br> <a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/Guidance/IPG46" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/Guidance/IPG46</a></p><p>
</p><p>IP guidance looks at procedures used for diagnosis or treatment. It considers
if they are safe and work well enough for wider use in the National Health Service.
Whilst compliance with IP guidance is not mandatory, it is considered best clinical
practice for the NHS to take it into account.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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