Opportunistic Salpingectomy: We Chose to Act, Not Wait

Do not wait, act now.

See related article, pages 3213–3217. Utilizing a population-based study1 Dr Majersik and her coworkers provide excellent data on stroke patient arrival times in a community without academic centers. Because most patients present after 3 hours from stroke onset—the ratio in their study is 62% to 69% of patients— the idea of Majersik and her coworkers is to extend the time window beyond 3 hours ...

Risk-reducing salpingectomy: Let us be opportunistic.

Because there is no screening test for ovarian cancer, effective prevention strategies may be the best way to reduce the mortality of this most lethal gynecologic malignancy. Increasing evidence supports the hypothesis that the fallopian tube is the site of origin for the vast majority of high-grade serous carcinomas. Our growing understanding of the pathogenesis of this disease offers a rare o...

Should national societies recommend opportunistic salpingectomy?

Opportunistic salpingectomy for ovarian cancer prevention

Recently accumulated evidence has strongly indicated that the fallopian tube is the site of origin for the majority of high-grade serous ovarian or peritoneal carcinomas. As a result, recommendations have been made to change surgical practice in women at general population risk for ovarian cancer and perform bilateral salpingectomy at the time of hysterectomy without oophorectomy and in lieu of...

Ovarian cancer risk reduction through opportunistic salpingectomy

has been increasing evidence over the past decade that the majority of ovarian cancers arise in the fallopian tube and not primarily in the ovary [1-3]. In 2010 the British Columbia Ovarian Cancer Research Group (OVCARE) launched an educational campaign about the potential benefit of " opportunistic salpingectomy " done concurrently with hysterectomy for benign gynecologic conditions, or instea...