The technique can spray bits of uterine tissue or fibroids around inside the abdomen like seeds...
Doctors are concerned about the safety of a surgery to remove fibroid tumors from the uterus, or to remove the entire uterus in women, The New York Times reports.
Surgeons perform the procedure by hand with a knife, or with an electrical device that has a rapidly spinning blade.
The technique can spray bits of uterine tissue or fibroids around inside the abdomen like seeds. Even benign tissue (fibroids are benign) can take hold and grow on organs, causing pain, infection, or bowel obstruction.
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