title: A potential hazard of the use of the surgical ultrasonic aspirator in tumor reductive surgery.
abstract: The surgical ultrasonic aspirator (USA) is a recently developed surgical instrument being used for an increasingly wide range of surgical procedures including tumor reductive surgery in patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma. This paper introduces a potential hazard of the use of this instrument. It was determined that the mist produced by the ultrasonic aspirator during tumor reductive surgery contains intact and possibly viable cancer cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45409.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Nahhas
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*