Article
Salpingectomy for the Risk Reduction of Ovarian Cancer: Is It Time for a Salpingectomy-alone Approach?
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology - 1 Mar 2021
Boerner Thomas, Long Roche Kara
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To summarize published evidence supporting current strategies for the prevention of epithelial ovarian cancer in women with a genetic, elevated risk for the development of this disease, as well as the emerging data on the novel salpingectomy with delayed oophorectomy (SDO) strategy. Furthermore, we will explore whether salpingectomy alone is a viable risk-reducing strategy for these women. We will also...
Topics
- Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial
- Fallopian Tubes
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Ovarian Neoplasms
- Ovariectomy
- Prophylactic Surgical Procedures
- Risk Reduction Behavior
- Salpingectomy
- Salpingo-oophorectomy
