Ovarian cancer prevention through opportunistic salpingectomy during abdominal surgeries: A cost-effectiveness modeling study.

<h4>Background</h4>There is indication that the fallopian tubes might be involved in ovarian cancer pathogenesis and their removal reduces cancer risk. Hence, bilateral salpingectomy during hysterectomy or sterilization, so called opportunistic salpingectomy (OS), is gaining wide accepta...

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Published in:	PLoS Medicine
Main Authors:	Angela Kather, Habib Arefian, Claus Schneider, Michael Hartmann, Ingo B Runnebaum
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004514