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DCGI urged to ban Power Morcellator used in hysterectomy as it causes cancer
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Peethaambaran Kunnathoor, Chennai
May 30 , 2015
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In a letter sent to Dr G N Singh, the drugs controller general of India,
the professor of pharmacy at the Birla Institute of Technology in
Ranchi and former chairman of the Hospital Pharmacists Association, Dr
Roop Narayan Gupta, wanted him to ban the medical device, Power
Morcellator, used in hysterectomy or uterus removal as studies show
that its use leads to dissemination of malignant tissue.
Dr
Gupta’s letter mentions that there is crystal clear evidence in research
studies which reveal that this surgery tool can spread hidden uterus
cancer. Considering the study report, the use of the device should be
banned in India or restricted with immediate effect.
According
to him, the Federal Agency in the US is investigating the case of spread
of cancer by the use of this device. A list of 386 cancer related cases
has been submitted alone in the US. In India, he argues that, there is
no reporting system on such happening. Though the manufacturer of the
device (J&J) has withdrawn this tool from the market in July last
year, same type of device from other morcellator manufacturers is on
sale in the market today.
“The Food and Drugs Control
Administration (FDA) in US restricted its use and warned about cancer
risk. In the wake of it, several hospitals there have curtailed its use.
But in India, the device is used in surgery in several cases.
Therefore, the DCGI has been urged to consider a ban on the use of this
device in our country”, he said.
A study report reveals that
Power Morcellators, the drill-like surgical tools, used to shred and
remove tissue in surgeries such as hysterectomies, fibroid removal and
other gynecological operations, faced scrutiny in 2013 when several
women in US suffered uterine cancer after routine surgeries performed
with the devices.
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