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Pelvic Laparoscopy

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Alternate Names : Band-Aid Surgery, Celioscopy, Pelviscopy

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Pelvic Laparoscopy: Indications

Pelvic laparoscopy is used both for diagnosis and for treatment and may be recommended for:

  • pelvic pain due to
    • uterine tissue found outside the uterus in the abdomen (endometriosis)
    • infections (pelvic inflammatory disease) not responsive to drug therapy
    • suspected twisting (torsion) of an ovary
    • ovarian cyst
    • scar tissue (adhesions) in pelvis
  • puncture through the uterus (uterine perforation) following D and C or by an IUD
  • evaluation of infertility
  • sterilization (tubal ligation)
  • evaluation and removal of an abnormal pelvic mass (such as in a fallopian tube or ovary) that was confirmed previously by abdominal ultrasound
  • removal of uterine fibroids (myomectomy)
  • removal of uterus (hysterectomy)
  • surgical treatment of tubal pregnancy in a hemodynamically stable patient
  • evaluation of a woman who may have appendicitis or salpingitis

Pelvic laparoscopy is not recommended for patients with:

  • severe obesity
  • existing severe pelvic adhesions from previous surgeries

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Review Date : 2/1/2002
Reviewed By : Peter Chen, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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