{"id":9894,"date":"2014-03-29T14:02:48","date_gmt":"2014-03-29T18:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/?p=9894"},"modified":"2014-03-29T14:07:29","modified_gmt":"2014-03-29T18:07:29","slug":"morcellation-fibroids-eliminated-boston-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/2014\/03\/morcellation-fibroids-eliminated-boston-hospitals\/","title":{"rendered":"Morcellation of Fibroids To Be Eliminated by Boston Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"
Morcellation of fibroids is commonly done during laparoscopic hysterectomy to aid in removal of a large amount of tissue through a small surgical port in the abdomen.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, this procedure has recently been implicated in the development of widespread intra-abdominal cancer in two women recently in Boston. In response, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston are banning the procedure in fibroid removal surgeries.<\/p>\n