Malou E Gelderblom, Veerle Jaspers, Reinier P Akkermans, Brigitte Slangen, Angele L M Oei, Alexandra A van Ginkel, Huy Ngo, Joanna IntHout, Rosella P M G Hermens, Joanne A de Hullu, Jurgen M J Piek
INTRODUCTION: Opportunistic salpingectomy (OS) refers to additional removal of the fallopian tubes during abdominal surgery performed for another medical indication, as prevention for ovarian cancer. As OS has been inconsistently implemented, its clinical practice varies worldwide. To reduce this variation, insight is required into current clinical practice and its determinants. Therefore, the study aim was to determine the implementation of counseling and performance of OS between 2015 and 2018, and its patient, surgical, physician, and hospital characteristics...
March 2023: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica