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 ...

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 ...

Federal health advisers say there is little to no evidence that a popular technique for removing fibroids can be performed without the risk of spreading undetected cancers to other parts of the body.

(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 ...

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 ...

FDA warns against laparoscopy for uterine fibroids Laparoscopic power morcellation pose a cancer risk, agency says. HealthDay News — Laparoscopic power morcellation for treatment of fibroids could ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a safety communication that the use of laparoscopic power morcellation to remove a patient's uterus (hysterectomy) or uterine fibroids ...

Health insurer Aetna will no longer cover most hysterectomies and myomectomies that utilize power morcellators to remove uterine fibroid tumors "because the safety and efficacy of this approach has ...

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 ...

A minimally invasive device developed by Gynesonics of Redwood City, CA, to treat uterine fibroids by integrating ultrasound imaging and radio frequency ablation has been tested in Germany and could ...

Dec. 28—Although they are benign, uterine fibroids can be bothersome causing abdominal pain, bleeding between periods and other discomfort. Dr. Sanchita Yadalla, an OB-GYN at Medical Center Hospital ...