ASSESSING THE RISK OF LAPAROSCOPIC MORCELLATION OF OCCULT UTERINE SARCOMAS DURING HYSTERECTOMY AND MYOMECTOMY: literature review and the ISGE recommendations

Conclusion Electromechanical tissue morcellation may be used in gynecological patients who are considered “low risk” upon appropriate preoperative evaluation; however, further studies and prospective data collection are greatly needed to improve sarcoma risk assessment in women with presumed uterine leiomyomas.
Source: European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology - Category: OBGYN Source Type: research