Opportunistic salpingectomy between 2011 and 2016: a descriptive analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Opportunistic salpingectomy (OS) is the removal of fallopian tubes during hysterectomy for benign indications or instead of tubal ligation, for the purpose of preventing ovarian cancer. We determined rates of OS at the time of hysterectomy and tubal sterilization and examined how they changed over the study period.

Methods

Using data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information's Discharge Abstract Database and National Ambulatory Care Reporting System for all Canadian provinces and territories (except Quebec) between the fiscal years 2011 and 2016, we conducted a descriptive analysis of all patients aged 15 years or older who underwent hysterectomy or tubal sterilization. We excluded those with diagnostic codes for any gynecologic cancer and those who under

SUBMITTER: Hanley GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9177200 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature