Would women accept opportunistic (prophylactic) salpingectomy at the time of nongynecologic surgery to prevent development of ovarian cancer?

Surgery. 2018 Nov;164(5):931-934. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.03.024. Epub 2018 May 31.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
² Department of Surgery, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Graz, Austria.
³ Department of Surgery, Krankenhaus der Elisabethinen Graz, Austria.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
⁵ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Austria. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 29861113
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.03.024

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MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial / prevention & control*
Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial / surgery
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / methods
Elective Surgical Procedures / methods
Female
Gallbladder Diseases / surgery
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Middle Aged
Ovarian Neoplasms / prevention & control*
Ovarian Neoplasms / surgery
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / statistics & numerical data*
Patient Preference / statistics & numerical data
Pilot Projects
Prophylactic Surgical Procedures / methods
Prophylactic Surgical Procedures / psychology*
Qualitative Research
Risk Reduction Behavior
Salpingectomy / methods
Salpingectomy / psychology*
Surveys and Questionnaires / statistics & numerical data