Risks and Benefits of Hysterectomy with Morcellation Vary with Age

Laparascopic hysterectomies are less invasive than abdominal ones, with fewer perioperative deaths and faster recovery, but in some cases the uterus cannot be removed without prior morcellation, a process that cuts of the organ into small pieces. The use of electric power morcellators was approved by the FDA in 1995 but has become controversial because… Continue reading Risks and Benefits of Hysterectomy with Morcellation Vary with Age