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FDA discourages use of laparoscopic power morcellation during hysterectomy and myomectomy
Hospitals suspend use of power morcellators until further notice
Janelle Yates, Senior Editor
K. Anthony Shibley, MD, a Minneapolis-area ObGyn, has developed a novel strategy to prevent tissue dissemination during open power morcellation, which is demonstrated in a video at obgmanagement.com. Similarly, Ceana Nezhat, MD, and Erica Dun, MD, demonstrate enclosed vaginal morcellation of a large uterus. Click here to access these and other features in the Morcellation Topic Collection.
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