Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer
Summary
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer in March 2006. In accordance with the Interventional Procedures Programme Process Guide, guidance on procedures with special arrangements are reviewed 3 years after publication and the procedure is reassessed if important new evidence is available.
The guidance was considered for reassessment in March 2009 and it was concluded that NICE will not be updating this guidance at this stage. However, if you believe there is new evidence which should warrant a review of our guidance, please contact us via the email address below.
Description
The procedure uses keyhole surgery to remove the lymph nodes, with the aim of causing fewer problems and allowing the man to recover from the surgery more quickly.
OPCS4.6 Code(s):
T85.8 Other specified block dissection of lymph nodes
Y75.2 Laparoscopic approach to abdominal cavity NEC
In addition an ICD-10 code from category C62.- Malignant neoplasm of testis is assigned.
The NHS Classifications Service of NHS Connecting for Health is the central definitive source for clinical coding guidance and determines the coding standards associated with the classifications (OPCS-4 and ICD-10) to be used across the NHS. The NHS Classifications Service and NICE work collaboratively to ensure the most appropriate classification codes are provided. www.connectingforhealth.co.uk/clinicalcoding
Details
Surgical procedures
Urogenital
British Association of Urological Surgeons
British Association of Surgical Oncology
Contact details:
(for procedure specific enquiries or comments)
ip@nice.org.uk
Interventional Procedures Programme
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
MidCity Place
71 High Holborn
London
WC1V 6NA
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This page was last updated: 04 April 2011
