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Pelvic Laparoscopy
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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• Definition
• Pelvic Laparoscopy: Overview & Description
• Pelvic Laparoscopy: Indications
• Pelvic Laparoscopy: Expectations after Surgery
• Pelvic Laparoscopy: Convalescence & Recovery
• Pelvic Laparoscopy: Risks
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Ectopic Pregnancy
• Endometriosis
• Infertility
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Tests & Exams
• Abdominal Ultrasound
• Diagnostic Laparoscopy
Surgery & Procedures
• D and C
• Tubal Ligation
Other Topics
• Abdominal Pain
• Breathing Difficulty
• Cysts
• Fever
• Vaginal Bleeding Between Periods
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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