title: Contained Morcellation: Review of Current Methods and Future Directions.
abstract: Power morcellation of surgical specimen during laparoscopic surgery is a practical technology that provides the opportunity to perform several minimally invasive procedures. However, this technology brought forward additional risks and complications associated with dissemination of both benign and malignant tissues inside the abdominal cavity. Based on startling cases, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a discouraging statement on the use of power morcellators that decreased the number of minimally invasive approaches in the following period. As a response to these concerns and negative impacts of the FDA statement, researchers developed several new approaches resulting in contained or in-bag morcellation methods. In this review, we aimed to discuss these current methods and provide an insight for future developments.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Reproduction and Fertility Preservation, Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Medical College, New York, NY, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Enes
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Taylan
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ege University School of Medicine , Izmir , Turkey.
authors.forename: Cagdas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, TX , USA.
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zeybek
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ege University School of Medicine , Izmir , Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akdemir
keywords: contained morcellation; enclosed morcellation; hysterectomy; in-bag morcellation; laparoscopy; myomectomy