Ovarian Tissue Collection for Fertility Preservation in Children: The Need for Standardised Surgical Practice Guidance
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- Survey of 18 UK centers reveals significant variation in surgical approach to ovarian tissue cryopreservation in children
- Most surgeons use 3-port laparoscopy, but single-port approaches also employed; energy devices (LigaSure, harmonic scalpel) most common
- Nearly all surgeons perform total oophorectomy rather than partial ovarian tissue harvest
- Lack of standardized surgical protocols highlights need for evidence-based practice guidelines in pediatric fertility preservation
- Variation in technique may impact tissue quality and future fertility outcomes, warranting multicenter consensus development
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Is there standard practice for ovarian tissue collection for for telepreservation in children? I'm Alex Halpern a research fellow from Children's National and this is an article that you should know Bronngot at all distributed a survey to the surgeons at the 18 centers in England and Wales that perform ovarian tissue Preservation to try and answer this question. They found that a majority of cases were performed by a consulted or senior registrar Most respondents used three-poor laparoscopy while some used single-poor laparoscopy and the most common to use energy devices for ovarian tissue Resection with the ligature and the harmonic scalpel Nearly all surgeons perform the total u-frectomy. So it seems like there's a significant variation in the surgical management of these patients How do you perform these surgeries? Let us know in the comments below