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Re: BSO without hysterectomy From: Richard Chudacoff (rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com) Wed Jan 30 15:27:24 2008 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Richard Chudacoff: "Re: Laparoscopic chicken" Previous message: Garry E. Siegel, M.D.: "Re: Laparoscopic chicken" In reply to: Rafael Haciski: "Re: BSO without hysterectomy" Next in thread: Douglas Krell: "Re: BSO without hysterectomy" Reply: Douglas Krell: "Re: BSO without hysterectomy" What does it matter-these women are not going to get estrogen anyway. The uterus will just atrophy unless they are morbidly obese, in that case the length of the surgery becomes an increased variability for complications -- Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG _____ From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Rafael Haciski Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 2:07 PM To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Subject: Re: BSO without hysterectomy But why not do a supracervical hyst at that point as well? Just did one today for ovarian mass - the hysterectomy part took 20 min. Rafael Haciski MD FACOG Anchor Health Centers GYN 800 Goodlette Rd #360 239-643-8780 office 239-571-0292 cell Naples, FL. On Jan 30, 2008, at 1:30 PM, art fougner, md wrote: I know many women in the NY area are having BSO's if they're BRCA positive and are finished childbearing. Art At Wed, 30 Jan 2008, Douglas Krell wrote: I saw a 42 yr old woman who had a laparoscopic bilateral oopherectomy for ovarian cysts. They left a "small fibroid uterus" behind. This is the second patient that I've seen with her ovaries removed and a uterus left in place. They both came from the NY area. Is this a common practice on the east coast?Douglas Krell -- art fougner, md "May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton Next message: Richard Chudacoff: "Re: Laparoscopic chicken" Previous message: Garry E. Siegel, M.D.: "Re: Laparoscopic chicken" In reply to: Rafael Haciski: "Re: BSO without hysterectomy" Next in thread: Douglas Krell: "Re: BSO without hysterectomy" Reply: Douglas Krell: "Re: BSO without hysterectomy"

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