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Gallstones

• Guidelines on the management of common bile duct stones, British Society of Gastroenterology (July 2008)
• Single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2010)

Gastric Stasis

• Gastroelectrical stimulation for gastroparesis, NICE (2004)

Gastric Ulcer

• Acute upper GI bleeding, NICE Clinical Guideline (June 2012)
• Current concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection, The Maastricht III Consensus Report (2006)
• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care, NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (September 2008)

Gastroenteritis

• Diarrhoea and vomiting in children under 5; NICE Clinical Guideline (April 2009)
• Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings, Health Protection Agency (April 2010)
• Guidelines for the management of norovirus outbreaks in acute and community health and social care settings, Health Protection Agency (November 2011)
• Infectious Diarrhoea - The Role of Microbiological Examination of Faeces - Quick Reference Guide for Primary Care; British Infection Association and Health Protection Agency (October 2009)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Preventing person-to-person spread following gastrointestinal infections: guidelines for public health physicians and environmental health officers, Health Protection Agency (2005)

Gastrointestinal Bleeding

• Acute upper GI bleeding, NICE Clinical Guideline (June 2012)
• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (September 2008)

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour

• Gastro-intestinal stromal tumours (GIST) - imatinib, NICE Technology Appraisal (2004)
• Gastrointestinal stromal tumours: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Guidelines for the management of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTS), Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons for Great Britain and Ireland (2009)
• Imatinib for the treatment of unresectable and/or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumours, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (November 2010)
• Sunitinib for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumours, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (September 2009)

Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease

• Catheterless oesophageal pH monitoring, NICE (2006)
• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care, NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
• Endoluminal gastroplication for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, NICE (2011)
• Endoscopic augmentation of the lower oesophageal sphincter using hydrogel implants for the treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Endoscopic injection of bulking agents for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, NICE (2004)
• Endoscopic radiofrequency ablation for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2009)
• Laparoscopic insertion of a magnetic bead band for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2012)
• Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux Clinical Practice Guidelines, European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition and North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (2009)

Gaucher Disease

• Guidelines for the management of paediatric Gaucher Disease in the United Kingdom, Dept of Health (2005)
• UK national guideline for Adult Gaucher Disease, Dept of Health (2005)

Gender Identity Disorder

• Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual-persons; Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

General Health Deterioration

• Nutrition support in adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition; NICE (2006)

Generalised Anxiety Disorder

• Common mental health disorders, NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2011)
• Depression and anxiety - computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CCBT); NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Generalised anxiety disorder and panic disorder (with or without agoraphobia) in adults (partial update); NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2011)

Genital Herpes

• Management of genital herpes in pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
• Management of genital herpes, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)
• Management of sexually transmitted infections and related conditions in children and young people, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
• Referral for suspected cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections in Primary Care; Royal College of General Practitioners and British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (Apr 2013)
• Standards for the management of sexually transmitted infections, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
• UK National guidelines on undertaking consultations requiring sexual history taking, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)

Genital Injury

• Guidelines on Urological Trauma, European Association of Urology (2009)

Genital Warts

• Management of anogenital warts, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections in Primary Care; Royal College of General Practitioners and British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (Apr 2013)
• Standards for the management of sexually transmitted infections, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)

Giant Cell Arteritis

• BSR and BHPR guidelines for the management of giant cell arteritis, British Society for Rheumatology (March 2010)

Glandular Fever

• Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings, Health Protection Agency (April 2010)

Glaucoma

• Canaloplasty for primary open-angle glaucoma, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2008)
• Glaucoma, Clinical Knowledgs Summaries (September 2010)
• Glaucoma, NICE Clinical Guideline (April 2009)
• Local Anaesthesia in Ophthalmic Surgery, Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2012)
• Trabecular stent bypass micro-surgery for open angle glaucoma, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2011)
• Trabeculotomy ab interno for open angle glaucoma, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2011)

Glaucoma (Primary Open Angle)

• Canaloplasty for primary open-angle glaucoma, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2008)
• Glaucoma, Clinical Knowledgs Summaries (September 2010)
• Glaucoma, NICE Clinical Guideline (April 2009)
• Trabecular stent bypass micro-surgery for open angle glaucoma, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2011)
• Trabeculotomy ab interno for open angle glaucoma, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2011)

Glioma

• Glioma (newly diagnosed and high grade) - carmustine implants and temozolomide, NICE Technology Appraisal (2007)
• Guidelines on management of low-grade gliomas, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)
• High-grade malignant glioma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Photodynamic therapy for brain tumours, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2009)

Glucagonoma

• Guidelines for the management of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine (including carcinoid) tumours (NETs), British Society of Gastroenterology (2012)
• Neuroendocrine gastroenteropancreatic tumours: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)

Glue Ear

• Balloon dilatation of the Eustachian tube, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2011)
• Suction diathermy adenoidectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
• Surgical management of children with otitis media with effusion (OME), NICE Clinical guideline (February 2008)

Goitre

• Guidelines for the management of thyroid cancer, British Thyroid Association and Royal College of Physicians (2007)
• Intraoperative nerve monitoring during thyroid surgery, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2008)

Gonorrhoea

• Management of gonorrhoea, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)
• Management of sexually transmitted infections and related conditions in children and young people, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections in Primary Care; Royal College of General Practitioners and British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (Apr 2013)
• Standards for the management of sexually transmitted infections, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
• UK National Guideline on Gonorrhoea Testing, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2012)
• UK National guidelines on undertaking consultations requiring sexual history taking, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)

Gout

• EULAR recommendations for calcium pyrophosphate deposition - Part I: terminology and diagnosis, European League Against Rheumatism (2011)
• EULAR recommendations for calcium pyrophosphate deposition - Part II Management, European League Against Rheumatism (2011)
• Febuxostat for the management of hyperuricaemia in people with gout, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (December 2008)
• Guideline for the management of gout, British Society for Rheumatology (2007)

Granuloma Inguinale

• Management of donovanosis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)

Gravitational Eczema

• Atopic dermatitis (eczema) - topical steroids, NICE Technology Appraisal (2004)

Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome

• Distal iliotibial band lengthening for refractory greater trochanteric pain syndrome, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2011)
• Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory greater trochanteric pain syndrome, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2011)

Growth Hormone Deficiency

• Growth hormone deficiency (adults) - human growth hormone, NICE (2003)
• Human growth hormone (somatropin) for the treatment of growth failure in children, NICE Technology Appraisal (May 2010)
• Recombinant IGF1 Therapy In Children With Severe Primary IGF-1 Deficiency (SPIGFD), British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (April 2012)
• Shared care guidelines: Paediatric use of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (r-hGH), British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (2012)

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

• Clinical Guidelines for Immunoglobulin Use (second edition), Dept of Health, May 2008