Study Finds Hysterectomy Procedures May Be Unnecessary Nearly 20% of the Time Women undergoing unnecessary hysterectomies with power morcellation may be at risk for the spread of aggressive uterine cancer. New research has found that one out of every five women who undergoes hysterectomy surgery may not actually need the procedure, and that more than …
Women Should Be Warned That Sarcoma Can’t Be Detected Prior to Morcellation Surgery A new study appears to confirm that there is no way for doctors to diagnose uterine sarcoma prior to surgery with power morcellation. According to the findings of a new study, there is no way for doctors to detect uterine sarcoma before …
Power Morcellation Lawsuit Filed Over Uterine Cancer Death Victims of disseminated uterine cancer following hysterectomy surgery with power morcellation may be entitled to financial compensation. The family of a Missouri woman who recently died from cancer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon unit, alleging that the company’s power morcellation surgical …
Power Morcellation During Hysterectomy Procedures May Spread Diseases Other Than Cancer In addition to cancer, women undergoing surgery with power morcellation may also be at risk for the spread of benign uterine diseases. The findings of an important new study suggest that power morcellator surgical devices used during laparoscopic hysterectomy and myomectomy procedures may spread …
Power Morcellators Banned by Major Hospital Chain Due to Cancer Risks More than 280 hospitals and surgical centers in the U.S. and the UK have banned the use of power morcellators for hysterectomy and uterine fibroid removal surgeries. Amid increasing concerns about the risk of cancer from uterine morcellation, a company representing more than 280 …
FDA Adds “Black Box” Warning to Power Morcellators Over Cancer Risk Seven months after issuing an initial power morcellator warning in April, the FDA has announced a “black box” warning regarding the risk of power morcellation spreading cancerous tissue. U.S. drug regulators issued a warning this week that popular surgical devices called power morcellators should …
FDA Faces Criticism for Failure to Ban Morcellators Amid Cancer Concerns Women who undergo uterine fibroid removal surgery with power morcellation may be at risk for cancerous cells spreading throughout their bodies. The Massachusetts couple at the head of the movement to ban power morcellators due to a risk of the devices spreading cancerous cells …
Woman’s Leiomyosarcoma Death Highlights Power Morcellation Cancer Risk Women who undergo uterine fibroid removal surgery with power morcellation may be at risk for a spread of cancer cells that could result in death. A New York woman recently died after an aggressive form of cancer called leiomyosarcoma spread throughout her body during a hysterectomy procedure …
Power Morcellator Manufacturers Facing Uterine Fibroid Surgery Cancer Lawsuits Women with undiagnosed uterine cancer who undergo surgery with power morcellation may suffer a spread of potentially deadly cancer throughout their bodies. Two new product liability lawsuits have been filed against the makers of power morcellators, alleging that the devices used during surgery for uterine fibroid …
Leiomyosarcoma Cancer Suit Filed Over Hysterectomy Morcellation Complications Yet another product liability lawsuit has been filed over a cancer diagnosis following surgery with power morcellation. A product liability complaint has been brought against the maker of a power morcellator product, alleging that use of the surgical device during a laparoscopic hysterectomy caused caused cancer cells …
