RETIRED: Technical update on tissue morcellation during gynaecologic surgery: its uses, complications, and risks of unsuspected malignancy

Sukhbir S Singh; Stephanie Scott; Olga Bougie; Nicholas Leyland; SOGC CLINICAL PRACTICE–GYNAECOLOGY COMMITTEE; GOC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR

doi:10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30366-2

RETIRED: Technical update on tissue morcellation during gynaecologic surgery: its uses, complications, and risks of unsuspected malignancy

J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2015 Jan;37(1):68-78. doi: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30366-2.

[Article in English, French]

Authors

Sukhbir S Singh¹, Stephanie Scott², Olga Bougie¹, Nicholas Leyland³; SOGC CLINICAL PRACTICE–GYNAECOLOGY COMMITTEE; GOC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR

Collaborators

Nicholas Leyland³, Wendy Wolfman⁴, Catherine Allaire², Alaa Awadalla⁵, Annette Bullen⁶, Margaret Burnett⁵, Susan Goldstein⁴, Madeleine Lemyre⁷, Violaine Marcoux⁸, Frank Potestio⁹, David Rittenberg¹⁰, Sukhbir S Singh¹, Grace Yeung¹¹, Paul Hoskins², Dianne Miller², Walter Gotlieb⁸, Marcus Bernardini⁴, Laura Hopkins¹

Affiliations

¹ Ottawa ON.
² Vancouver BC.
³ Hamilton ON.
⁴ Toronto ON.
⁵ Winnipeg MB.
⁶ Caledonia ON.
⁷ Quebec QC.
⁸ Montreal QC.
⁹ Thunder Bay ON.
¹⁰ Halifax NS.
¹¹ London ON.

PMID: 25764040
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30366-2

Abstract

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Keywords: complications; leiomyoma; leiomyosarcoma; morcellation; uterine sarcoma.

MeSH terms

Female
Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / methods
Humans
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods
Sarcoma / diagnosis*
Uterine Neoplasms / diagnosis*