Medical Devices
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 ...
A New Cure for Obesity
Here are some eye-opening statistics about obesity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:More than one-third (or 78.6 million) of American adults are obese.
Obesity-related conditions such as strokes, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and...
Patients File Hysterectomy Lawsuit Over Cancer Side Effects
Hysterectomy Cancer Side Effects Lawsuit
Over 50,000 women undergo laparoscopic power morcellation in the U.S. each year and potentially hundreds have cause to file a mass tort hysterectomy cancer lawsuit. In April 2014, the FDA revealed that 1 in 350 wom...
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...
Common Fibroids Surgery Risks and Side Effects
Uterine Fibroids Surgery Side Effects
There are two kinds of fibroid removal surgery, myomectomies and hysterectomies, and there are two of each, abdominal and laparoscopic. A myomectomy removes only the fibroids themselves, while a hysterectomy removes the...
Cancer Included in Morcellation Hysterectomy Side Effects
Morcellation Hysterectomy Side Effects
Approximately 500,000 women undergo hysterectomies each year, and of these about 11% were performed using a device known as a morcellator. That means that about 50,000 women every year receive laparoscopic morcellation...