Prophylactic oophorectomy in Northern Ireland.

A postal questionnaire was sent to all gynaecological consultants and senior registrars (n = 50) in Northern Ireland to establish the prevalence of prophylactic oophorectomy. Forty three (84%) replied. 72% performed prophylactic oophorectomy (28% unilateral), 28% did not. With reference to the world...

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Autor principal: Fogarty, P.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ulster Medical Society 1991
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2448647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1785152
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description A postal questionnaire was sent to all gynaecological consultants and senior registrars (n = 50) in Northern Ireland to establish the prevalence of prophylactic oophorectomy. Forty three (84%) replied. 72% performed prophylactic oophorectomy (28% unilateral), 28% did not. With reference to the world literature, there appears to be no benefit from the unilateral procedure but a consensus that bilateral oophorectomy is an option which should be considered in certain cases where there is a high risk of ovarian cancer.
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spelling pubmed-24486472008-07-10 Prophylactic oophorectomy in Northern Ireland. Fogarty, P. Ulster Med J Research Article A postal questionnaire was sent to all gynaecological consultants and senior registrars (n = 50) in Northern Ireland to establish the prevalence of prophylactic oophorectomy. Forty three (84%) replied. 72% performed prophylactic oophorectomy (28% unilateral), 28% did not. With reference to the world literature, there appears to be no benefit from the unilateral procedure but a consensus that bilateral oophorectomy is an option which should be considered in certain cases where there is a high risk of ovarian cancer. Ulster Medical Society 1991-10 /pmc/articles/PMC2448647/ /pubmed/1785152 Text en
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Prophylactic oophorectomy in Northern Ireland.
title Prophylactic oophorectomy in Northern Ireland.
title_full Prophylactic oophorectomy in Northern Ireland.
title_fullStr Prophylactic oophorectomy in Northern Ireland.
title_full_unstemmed Prophylactic oophorectomy in Northern Ireland.
title_short Prophylactic oophorectomy in Northern Ireland.
title_sort prophylactic oophorectomy in northern ireland.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2448647/
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