Evidence on the safety of laparoscopic removal of uterine fibroids with power morcellation shows potentially serious complications. In particular there is a risk of spreading undiagnosed malignant ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning that there is a risk of spreading undetected cancerous tissue during a minimally-invasive surgical procedure called laparoscopic power ...

(HealthDay News) — There’s no way to guarantee that laparoscopic power morcellation for uterine fibroid removal or hysterectomy won’t increase the risk of spreading undetected cancer to other parts of ...

US doctors are being warned against using a common laparoscopic procedure for fibroid removal amid concerns it could spread cancer from the uterus. The US Food and Drug Administration has warned women ...

While cancer warriors attested to the tool's role in promoting the spread of cancer throughout their bodies, the Food and Drug Association reportedly found only inconsequential evidence absolving the ...

Companies that make ultrasonic surgical aspirators should label them as contraindicated for removing uterine fibroids because they could inadvertently disseminate occult cancer, the US Food and Drug ...

Dr. Sanchita Yadalla, a board certified OGYBN with MCH holds a model of a female uterus to demonstrate the new techniques which can be used for surgery. (B Kay Richter/Odessa American) Although they ...

The 32-year old software engineer, married for three years, was unable to conceive. She was experiencing heaviness in the lower abdomen. On investigation she was found to have large fibroids in the ...

Uterine fibroids (also known as uterine leiomyomas or myomas) are benign tumours of the uterus. They can be asymptomatic or can cause symptoms including heavy periods or intermenstrual bleeding. They ...