Journal article
Prophylactic oophorectomy in Ontario
Abstract
Objective: To determine the indications, patterns of practice, and complication rates for prophylactic oophorectomy in Ontario.Methods: From hospital discharge abstracts, 82 hospitals were identified where at least one patient had a prophylactic oophorectomy since 1992. Ethics approval for the chart review was obtained from 41 hospitals (50%), was denied at 10 (12%) and is pending at 31 facilities. Using the International Classification of …
Authors
Elit L; Rosen B; Goel V; McLaughlin L; Fung MKF; Shime J; Narod S
Journal
Familial Cancer, Vol. 1, No. 3-4, pp. 143–148
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
October 2001
DOI
10.1023/a:1021174604905
ISSN
1389-9600