Fibroids Surgery
Woman Dies After Power Morcellator Surgery Spreads Cancer
A 44-year-old woman named Brenda Leuzzi was suffering from uterine fibroids. The painful condition caused a severe and unusual amount of bleeding, which prompted her to agree to a power morcellation hysterectomy.The controversial procedure came with si...
Uterine Fibroids: Recovery Time
Uterine fibroids present a medical issue that no woman wants to face. Uterine fibroids symptoms can be quite annoying and result in a disrupted quality of life; however, the treatment options and recovery time from uterine fibroids is not bad. There are a ...
Uterine Fibroid Treatment Risks
Over 50 percent of all hysterectomies, or the removal of the uterus, are caused by uterine fibroids. Uterine fibroids are a benign tumor found on the inside of a woman's uterus. For the most part, fibroids cause little to no serious medical effec...
Morcellator Cancer Lawsuit Spreads
An increasing number of lawsuits are being filed against the manufactures of a device used in a surgical technique known as power morcellation - a procedure to perform hysterectomies on women. The technique allows for an easier removal of a woman's uterus ...
Fibroid Surgery Cancer and Tumors
“Tumor” is a word that a patient never wants to hear come from their doctor's mouth. But what is a fibroid tumor? The idea may sound a bit frightening. But fear not, because a fibroid tumor is much less terrifying than one would think. In fact, the tumor i...
Side Effects of Uterus Fibroids Surgery
Uterus Fibroids Surgery Side Effects
Although generally quite safe, uterus fibroids surgery side effects include excessive bleeding, pelvic pain, discomfort during sex, infection and abscess. Bleeding can persist for weeks or even months after an abdomina...
Cancer Side Effect of Laparoscopy Surgery
Laparoscopy Cancer Side Effects
Laparoscopy is a medical procedure that removes unwanted tissue through a long, thin, flexible tube called a laparoscope with a fiber-optic camera at its end. Laparascopy is often touted as a faster, safer, less invasive al...
Risks and Side Effects of Uterine Fibroids Treatment
Uterine Fibroid Treatment Side Effects
The serious uterine fibroid treatment side effects of hysterectomies and myomectomies slowly led physicians to develop “safer,” less invasive, non-surgical alternatives. However, patients have discovered the hard way...
Laparoscopic Power Morcellation Side Effects
Hundreds of thousands of American women have undergone laparoscopic power morcellation myomectomy or hysterectomy to remove uterine fibroids. The vast majority were never informed of the serious risks involved in this procedure, which have only recently been...
Cheap and Easy Fibroid Removal Surgery Has Some Serious Side Effects
Fibroid Removal Surgery Side Effects
Uterine fibroid removal surgery presents a number of side effects and risk, as do all surgical procedures. A uterine fibroid removal surgery that has been surging in popularity lately is called laparoscopic uterine fibro...