Hysterectomy with salpingectomy versus hysterectomy alone
Appendices
Appendix 1. Cochrane Gynaecology and Fertility specialised register search strategy
PROCITE platform
From inception to present
Keywords CONTAINS "salpingectomy" or "salpingo‐oopherectomy" or Title CONTAINS "salpingectomy" or "salpingo‐oopherectomy"
Appendix 2. Cochrane Central register of controlled trials (CENTRAL) search strategy
The Cochrane Library platform
From inception to present
| 1 | MeSH descriptor: [Salpingectomy] this term only |
| 2 | salpingectom*:ti,ab,kw |
| 3 | ((tubal adj2 excision?) or tubectom*):ti,ab,kw |
| 4 | #1 or #2 or #3 |
| 5 | MeSH descriptor: [Ovarian Neoplasms] this term only |
| 6 | (ovar* (serou* or cancer* or carcinom* or neoplas* or malignanc* or malignant)):ti,ab,kw |
| 7 | MeSH descriptor: [Postoperative Complications] explode all trees |
| 8 | Postoperative complication?:ti,ab,kw |
| 9 | MeSH descriptor: [Intraoperative Complications] explode all trees |
| 10 | Intraoperative Complication?:ti,ab,kw |
| 11 | peroperative complication?:ti,ab,kw |
| 12 | surgical injur*:ti,ab,kw |
| 13 | MeSH descriptor: [Blood Loss, Surgical] explode all trees |
| 14 | Surgical blood los*:ti,ab,kw |
| 15 | surgical hemorrhage?:ti,ab,kw |
| 16 | MeSH descriptor: [Infection] explode all trees |
| 17 | infection?:ti,ab,kw |
| 18 | MeSH descriptor: [Ovarian Reserve] explode all trees |
| 19 | ovarian reserve?:ti,ab,kw |
| 20 | MeSH descriptor: [Follicle Stimulating Hormone] explode all trees |
| 21 | Follicle Stimulating Hormone:ti,ab,kw |
| 22 | Follicle‐Stimulating Hormone:ti,ab,kw |
| 23 | fsh:ti,ab,kw |
| 24 | follitropin:ti,ab,kw |
| 25 | MeSH descriptor: [Primary Ovarian Insufficiency] explode all trees |
| 26 | ovarian insufficiency:ti,ab,kw |
| 27 | ovarian failure:ti,ab,kw |
| 28 | MeSH descriptor: [Anti‐Mullerian Hormone] explode all trees |
| 29 | (anti mullerian or mullerian inhibiting or mullerian regression or AMH):ti,ab,kw |
| 30 | {or #5‐#29} |
| 31 | #4 and #30 |
Appendix 3. MEDLINE search strategy
Ovid platform
From inception to present
1 salpingectom*.ti,ab.
2 salpingectom*.kf.
3 Salpingectomy/
4 Prophylactic Surgical Procedures/ and (fallopian or tubal or tubes).tw.
5 (Prophyla* and (fallopian or tubes or tubal)).tw.
6 (opportunistic and (fallopian or Tubes or tubal)).tw.
7 ((tubal adj2 excision?) or tubectom*).ti,ab.
8 ((tubal adj2 excision?) or tubectom*).kf.
9 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8
10 Ovarian Neoplasms/
11 (ovar* adj3 (serou* or cancer* or carcinom* or neoplas* or malignanc* or malignant)).ti,ab.
12 (ovar* adj3 (serou* or cancer* or carcinom* or neoplas* or malignanc* or malignant)).kf.
13 10 or 11 or 12
14 Postoperative Complications/
15 Postoperative complication?.ti,ab.
16 Postoperative complication?.kf.
17 Intraoperative Complications/
18 Intraoperative Complication?.ti,ab.
19 Intraoperative Complication?.kf.
20 peroperative complication?.ti,ab.
21 peroperative complication?.kf.
22 surgical injur*.ti,ab.
23 surgical injur*.kf.
24 Blood loss, surgical/
25 Surgical blood los*.ti,ab.
26 Surgical blood los*.kf.
27 surgical hemorrhage?.ti,ab.
28 surgical hemorrhage?.kf.
29 infection/
30 infection?.ti,ab.
31 infection?.kf.
32 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22 or 23 or 24 or 25 or 26 or 27 or 28 or 29 or 30 or 31
33 Ovarian reserve/
34 ovarian reserve?.ti,ab.
35 ovarian reserve?.kf.
36 Follicle Stimulating Hormone/
37 Follicle Stimulating Hormone.ti,ab.
38 Follicle Stimulating Hormone.kf.
39 fsh.ti,ab
40 fsh.kf.
41 follitropin.ti,ab.
42 follitropin.kf.
43 primary ovarian insufficiency/
44 ovarian insufficiency.ti,ab.
45 ovarian insufficiency.kf.
46 Anti‐mullerian hormone/
47 (anti?mullerian or mullerian?inhibiting or mullerian regression or AMH).ti,ab.
48 (anti?mullerian or mullerian?inhibiting or mullerian regression or AMH).kf.
49 ovarian failure.ti,ab.
50 ovarian failure.kf.
51 33 or 34 or 35 or 36 or 37 or 38 or 39 or 40 or 41 or 42 or 43 or 44 or 45 or 46 or 47 or 48 or 49 or 50
52 13 or 32 or 51
53 9 and 52
Appendix 4. Embase search strategy
Ovid platform
From inception to present
1 salpingectom*.ti,ab.
2 Salpingectomy/
3 prophylactic surgical procedure/ and (fallopian or tubal or tubes).tw.
4 (Prophyla* and (fallopian or tubes or tubal)).tw.
5 (opportunistic and (fallopian or Tubes or tubal)).tw.
6 ((tubal adj2 excision?) or tubectom*).ti,ab.
7 (tubes adj2 excision*).ti,ab,kw.
8 or/1‐7
9 ovary tumor/
10 (ovar* adj3 (serou* or cancer* or carcinom* or neoplas* or malignanc* or malignant)).ti,ab,kw.
11 (ovar* adj3 tumo?r*).ti,ab,kw.
12 or/9‐11
13 postoperative complication/
14 Postoperative complication?.ti,ab,kw.
15 peroperative complication/
16 Intraoperative Complication?.ti,ab,kw.
17 peroperative complication?.ti,ab,kw.
18 surgical injur*.ti,ab,kw.
19 operative blood loss/
20 Surgical blood los*.ti,ab,kw.
21 surgical hemorrhage?.ti,ab,kw.
22 abdominal infection/ or infection/
23 infection?.ti,ab,kw.
24 or/13‐23
25 ovary function/ or ovarian reserve/
26 ovarian reserve?.ti,ab,kw.
27 follitropin/
28 Follicle?Stimulating Hormone.ti,ab,kw.
29 Follicle Stimulating Hormone.ti,ab,kw.
30 fsh.ti,ab,kw.
31 follitropin.ti,ab,kw.
32 ovary insufficiency/ or premature ovarian failure/
33 ovarian insufficiency.ti,ab,kw.
34 ovarian failure.ti,ab,kw.
35 Muellerian inhibiting factor/
36 (anti?mullerian or mullerian?inhibiting or mullerian regression or AMH).ti,ab,kw.
37 or/25‐36
38 12 or 24 or 37
39 8 and 38
Appendix 5. PsycINFO search strategy
Ovid platform
From inception to present
1 salpingectom*.tw.
2 ((tubal adj2 excision*) or tubectom*).tw.
3 1 or 2
Appendix 6. CINAHL search strategy
Ebsco platform
From inception to present
| # | Query |
| S9 | S5 AND S8 |
| S8 | S6 OR S7 |
| S7 | TX hysterectom* |
| S6 | (MM "Hysterectomy+") |
| S5 | S1 OR S2 OR S3 OR S4 |
| S4 | TX (tubes N2 excision*) |
| S3 | TX ((tubal N2 excision*) or tubectom*) |
| S2 | TX salpingectom* |
| S1 | (MM "Salpingectomy") |
Appendix 7. Clinical trial registries search strategy
Web platform
From inception to present
'Salpingectomy AND hysterectomy'
