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New routines after unnecessary uterus removals

33 women have had their uterus unnecessarily removed at Akademiska Hospital in Uppsala during 2023 and 2024. To prevent more women from being affected, Akademiska will introduce new routines.

New routines after unnecessary uterus removals

Head of Laboratory: It's Not a Machine That Makes the Diagnosis

It is the human factor that lies behind the systematic overdiagnosis of a precursor to uterine cancer at the Academic Hospital in Uppsala. With human-made diagnoses, there can also be human errors, says Tommie Olofsson, operations manager at the Academic Laboratory.

Head of Laboratory: It's Not a Machine That Makes the Diagnosis

33 women had their uterus unnecessarily removed

33 women have had their uterus unnecessarily removed at Akademiska Hospital in Uppsala during 2023 and 2024. "It shouldn't be able to happen, and yet it did", says chief physician Johan Lugnegård.

33 women had their uterus unnecessarily removed