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ReviewCurrent oncology reports2020

Morcellation of the Uterus: Is There Any Place?

Michael J Halaska, Myriam Gracia, Rene Laky, Ignacio Zapardiel

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Review in Current oncology reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Gynecologic oncology reports · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Michael J HalaskaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady and 3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University in Prague, Šrobárova 1150/50, Praha 10, 100 34, Prague, Czech Republic. mhalaska@seznam.cz.
Myriam GraciaGynaecologic Oncology Unit, La Paz University Hospital - IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain.
Rene LakyDivision of Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Ignacio ZapardielGynaecologic Oncology Unit, La Paz University Hospital - IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain.
Charles University · CZMedical University of Graz · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThis paper aims to review recent findings related to uterine morcellation. RECENT

findingsIn 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication warning against the use of laparoscopic power morcellators. A risk of occult uterine sarcoma in women is 1/770 to 1/10,000. Our goal is to minimize the risk of spillage due to morcellation and balance it with other risks due to different surgical approaches. In case of a presence of sarcoma risk factors, any form of morcellation should be contraindicated. Power morcellation should be limited to myomectomies. In peri- and postmenopausal age, an endometrial biopsy is highly recommended before surgery with expected morcellation. It is important to explain to the patient the risks of morcellation and the risks and benefits of different surgical approaches. Finally, women should be informed that the prognosis of leiomyosarcoma is poor regardless of the method of removal.

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FemaleHumansLaparoscopyMorcellationSarcomaUterine MyomectomyUterine NeoplasmsUterusContainment bagsLaparoscopic hysterectomyMorcellationMyomectomyOncological riskUterine sarcoma

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PMID32514869
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