Extending the safety evidence for opportunistic salpingectomy in prevention of ovarian cancer: a cohort study from British Columbia, Canada

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Gillian E HanleyJessica N McAlpine

Abstract

Recent evidence has suggested that the fallopian tube may often be the site of origin for the most common and lethal form of ovarian cancer. As a result, many Colleges of Obstetrics and Gynecology, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology, are recommending surgical removal of the fallopian tube (bilateral salpingectomy) at the time of other gynecologic surgeries (particularly hysterectomy and tubal sterilization) in women at general population risk for ovarian cancer, collectively referred to as opportunistic salpingectomy. Previous research with the use of hospital data has indicated good perioperative safety of opportunistic salpingectomy, but no data on minor complications have been presented. Herein, we examine whether women who undergo opportunistic salpingectomy are at increased risk of minor complications after surgery. We identified all women in British Columbia who underwent opportunistic salpingectomy between 2008 and 2014 and examined all physician visits in the 2 weeks after discharge from the hospital. We compared women who underwent opportunistic salpingectomy at hysterectomy with women who underwent hysterectomy alone and women who underwent opportunistic salpingectomy for sterilization with...Continue Reading

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