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Ulcerative Colitis

• Colonoscopic surveillance for prevention of colorectal cancer in people with ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease or adenomas; NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2011)
• Guidelines for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in moderate and high risk groups, British Society of Gastroenterology (May 2010 update from 2002)
• Guidelines for Osteoporosis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Coeliac Disease, British Society of Gastroenterology (2007)
• Guidelines for the management of inflammatory bowel disease in adults, British Society of Gastroenterology (2011)
• Infliximab for the sub-acute manifestations of ulcerative colitis, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (April 2008)
• Infliximab for the treatment of acute exacerbations of ulcerative colitis, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (December 2008)
• Leukapheresis for inflammatory bowel disease, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2005)
• Service standards for the healthcare of people who have Inflammatory Bowel Disease, British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (2009)
• Sexual and Reproductive Health for Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)

Underactive Thyroid Gland

• Intraoperative nerve monitoring during thyroid surgery, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2008)
• The diagnosis and management of primary hypothyroidism, Royal College of Physicians and others (June 2011)
• UK Guidelines for the Use of Thyroid Function Tests, British Thyroid Association (2006)

Unstable Angina

• Consensus guideline for recording a 12-lead ECG, Society for Cardiological Science & Technology (February 2010)
• Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation, European Society of Cardiology (2011)
• Unstable angina and NSTEMI, NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2010)

Upper 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)

Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

• Definition, assessment and treatment of wheezing disorders in preschool children: an evidence-based approach; European Respiratory Society (2008)
• Respiratory tract infections, NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2008)

Urethritis

• Chlamydia trachomatis UK Testing Guidelines, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
• Management of chlamydia trachomatis genital tract infection, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)
• Management of Gonorrhoea, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2011)
• Management of non-gonococcal urethritis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007 updated December 2008)
• Standards for the management of sexually transmitted infections, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)

Urinary Incontinence

• Bone-anchored cystourethropexy (using data from In-Tac and Vesica as specified by SERNIP), NICE (2003)
• Guidelines on Urinary Incontinence, European Association of Urology (2012)
• Guidelines on Urinary Incontinence, European Association of Urology (March 2013)
• Insertion of biological slings for stress urinary incontinence, NICE (2006)
• Insertion of extraurethral (non-circumferential) retropubic adjustable compression devices for stress urinary incontinence in men, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Insertion of extraurethral (non-circumferential) retropubic adjustable compression devices for stress urinary incontinence in women, NICE (2005)
• Intramural urethral bulking procedures for stress urinary incontinence, NICE (2005)
• Laparoscopic augmentation cystoplasty (including clam cystoplasty), NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
• Management of urinary incontinence in primary care, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2005)
• Retrograde urethral sphincterometry, NICE (2006)
• Sacral nerve stimulation for urge incontinence and urgency-frequency, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2004)
• Single-incision sub-urethral short tape insertion for stress urinary incontinence in women, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2008)
• Suburethral synthetic sling insertion for stress urinary incontinence in men, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2008)
• Urinary incontinence in neurological disease, NICE Clinical guideline (Aug 2012)
• Urinary incontinence: the management of urinary incontinence in women, NICE (2006)

Urinary Tract Infection

• Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection - Quick Reference Guide for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency (2009)
• Feverish illness in children - Assessment and initial management in children younger than 5 years, NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology, European Association of Urology (Mar 2013)
• Guidelines on Urological Infections, European Association of Urology (Mar 2013)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection in adults, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (updated guidelines 2012)
• Referral for suspected cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
• Urinary tract infection in children: diagnosis, treatment and long-term management; NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)

Urinary Tract Obstruction

• Fetal cystoscopy for diagnosis and treatment of lower urinary outflow tract obstruction, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Fetal vesico-amniotic shunt for lower urinary tract outflow obstruction, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)

Urine Infection

• Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection - Quick Reference Guide for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency (2009)
• Feverish illness in children - Assessment and initial management in children younger than 5 years, NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology, European Association of Urology (Mar 2013)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection in adults, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (updated guidelines 2012)
• Referral for suspected cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
• Urinary tract infection in children: diagnosis, treatment and long-term management; NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)

Urticaria

• Evaluation and management of urticaria in adults and children, British Association of Dermatologists (2007)
• Management of chronic urticaria and angio-oedema, British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2007)
• Occupational contact dermatitis and urticaria - Systematic review and recommendations, British Occupational Health Research Foundation (2010)