ABSTRACT
A morcellator is a device used to cut, grind and extract tissue. This minimally invasive procedure is designed to help patient heal faster while removing the tissue that is causing the problems. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave its approval for this device in 1993. Since then, nearly two dozen similar devices have hit the market.
The authors review the available literature in order to put into perspective current status and position of morcellation in clinical practice. The evolution of morcellation over the course of years, its advantages and recent controversies and various other methods of specimen retrieval their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Morcellation being one of the techniques, has been in the news with FDA discouraging the use of these devices as they can lead to spread of cancerous tissue or they can lead to dissemination of undiagnosed cancer.
We also discussed the recent innovations in morcellators and its techniques and through this topical discussion try to come to some conclusion.
How to cite this article
Manjula BC, Manchanda R, Mittal A, Ghoshal S. Morcellation: Its Origin and Where It is heading to?. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2015;7(2):77-82.
Morcellation: Its Origin and Where It is heading to?
