On July 8, the National Health Commission website issued two important
notices:
Notice on the prohibition of the application of "deep cervical lymphatic
vessel/node-venous anastomosis" for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease; Notice
on the prohibition of the application of "jejunal ileal anastomosis" for the
treatment of type 2 diabetes.

The notice mentioned that some medical institutions carried out "cervical
deep lymphatic vessel/node-venous anastomosis" to treat Alzheimer's disease. In
order to further strengthen the clinical application management of medical
technology, experts were organized to evaluate the technology. The evaluation
believes that the technology is in the early stage of clinical research
exploration, the indications and contraindications are not yet clear, and the
safety and effectiveness lack high-quality evidence-based medical evidence
support.
Another notice mentioned that our commission organized an evaluation of
"jejunal ileal anastomosis in the treatment of type 2 diabetes". The evaluation
believes that this technology lacks basic theoretical support and high-quality
evidence-based medical basis, and the safety and effectiveness of clinical
applications are inaccurate.
According to the relevant provisions of the "Regulations on the Clinical
Application of Medical Technology" (National Health Commission Order No. 1), it
is decided to prohibit the use of "cervical deep lymphatic vessel/node-venous
anastomosis" for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, and prohibit the use of
"jejunal ileal anastomosis" for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
The interpretation of the prohibition on the application of "deep cervical
lymphatic vessel/node-venous anastomosis" in the treatment of Alzheimer's
disease is as follows:
1. What is "deep cervical lymphatic vessel/node-venous anastomosis"
Lymph vessel/node-venous anastomosis is a surgery to anastomize the
lymphatic vessel or lymph node with the adjacent vein through microsurgery,
which is mainly used to treat refractory lymphedema, etc.; deep jugular
lymphatic vessel/node-venous anastomosis is a surgery to anastomize the deep
lymphatic vessel or lymph node in the neck with the adjacent vein.
2. Why is it prohibited to use "cervical deep lymphatic vessel/node-venous
anastomosis" for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
The National Health Commission adheres to the principles of prudence,
science and rigorousness. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the
"Regulations on the Clinical Application of Medical Technology", it organized
the evaluation and demonstration work of "cervical deep lymphatic
vessel/node-venous anastomosis" for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, and
evaluated the safety and effectiveness of the technology.
Comprehensive evaluation believes that the application of this technology
in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease lacks direct evidence from relevant
preclinical studies. The technology is in the early stage of exploration of
clinical research, and the indications and contraindications are not yet clear.
Its safety, effectiveness and economics lack high-quality evidence-based medical
evidence and health economic evidence.
3. How should localities implement it
Provincial health and health administrative departments must fulfill their
management responsibilities for the clinical application of medical technology,
supervise and guide health and health administrative departments at all levels
in their jurisdiction, and strengthen daily supervision of the clinical
application of medical technology in medical institutions. Local health
administrative departments at all levels shall organize a screening of the
clinical application of "cervical deep lymphatic vessel/node-venous anastomosis"
in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease in accordance with the relevant notice
requirements, and require medical institutions to immediately stop the clinical
application of this technology and continue to strengthen supervision. Guide
medical institutions with conditions to carry out clinical research
scientifically and in a standardized manner according to relevant requirements.
At the same time, strengthen health education and popular science to enhance the
health awareness of the whole people.
Interpretation on the prohibition of the application of "jejunal ileal
anastomosis" in the treatment of type 2 diabetes:
1. What is "jejunal ileal anastomosis"
Jejunal ileal anastomosis is a surgery to anastomize the jejunum with the
ileum. It is mainly used for intestinal obstruction, tumor resection and
reconstruction or congenital malformation repair, etc., to restore the
continuity of the intestine through anastomosis.
2. Why is it prohibited to use "jejunal ileal anastomosis" in the treatment
of type 2 diabetes
The National Health Commission adheres to the principles of prudence,
science and rigorousness. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the
"Regulations on the Clinical Application of Medical Technology", it organized
the evaluation and demonstration work of "jejunal ileal anastomosis" for the
treatment of type 2 diabetes, and evaluated the safety and effectiveness of the
technology.
Comprehensive evaluation believes that the safety and effectiveness of this
technology for diabetes treatment are inaccurate. The implementation of this
technology alone may lead to serious complications such as liver failure and
malnutrition; this technology was used in the field of weight loss and
metabolism, and has also been clinically eliminated due to the high incidence of
serious complications.
3. How should localities implement it
Provincial health and health administrative departments must fulfill their
management responsibilities for the clinical application of medical technology,
supervise and guide health and health administrative departments at all levels
in their jurisdiction, and strengthen daily supervision of the clinical
application of medical technology in medical institutions. Local health
administrative departments at all levels shall organize an investigation into
the clinical application of "jejunal ileal anastomosis" in the treatment of type
2 diabetes in accordance with relevant notices and requirements, and require
medical institutions to immediately stop the clinical application of this
technology and continue to strengthen supervision. At the same time, strengthen
health education and popular science to enhance the health awareness of the
whole people.