The rate of bilateral salpingectomy with ovarian conservation in 2012 was low among women who had hysterectomies for benign indications but were otherwise at low risk for ovarian cancer, according to ...

Hysterectomy: Take the Tubes Too? Hysterectomy, for the management of such benign conditions as fibroids, menometrorrhagia, and endometrial hyperplasia, is among the most common gynecologic surgeries.

A study of over 200,500 women who had a hysterectomy for non-cancerous reasons found an increased risk of death in women under 50 years of age when the ovaries and fallopian tubes were also removed ...

The article by Liu et al entitled “Risk-Reducing Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy for Ovarian Cancer: A Review and Clinical Guide for Hereditary Predisposition Genes” (JCO Oncol Pract ...

(HealthDay)—The results of a simulation model suggest that, when quality of life is considered, prophylactic bilateral salpingectomy with delayed oophorectomy may be an acceptable alternative to ...

Opportunistic salpingectomy during elective abdominal procedures can significantly reduce ovarian cancer risk, as most cases originate in the fallopian tubes. National guidelines recommend ...

Genetic susceptibility accounts for 20% of ovarian cancer risk, and risk-reducing bilateral salpingectomy remains the gold standard for prevention. In this study, about 24% of patients with high-grade ...

A retrospective study was performed to assess the histopathologic findings in high-risk women undergoing bilateral prophylactic (salpingo)-oophorectomy. The medical files of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation ...