This is a method of surgery, also sometimes used as a diagnostic technique, where a camera and surgical instruments are inserted through a small opening in the skin. See the related link for a more detailed description.
It is a diagnostic investigation and consists of introducing a special camera to visualise the internal organs on a large TV screen, and 3 to 4 trocars are introduced in the abdominal wall for instruments to perform minimal invasive surgery. It can be combined with other procedures like biopsy, removal of appendix, gall bladder, tubal ligation, removal of ovarian cyst, ectopic pregnancy, hernia repair etc.......
Laparoscopy describes a group of operations performed with the aid of a camera placed in the abdomen or pelvis.
The laparoscope allows doctors to perform both minor and complex surgeries with a few small cuts in the abdomen. This technique is known as laparoscopic-assisted surgery.
Laparoscopy may also be done to diagnose a condition. In this case, the procedure is called diagnostic laparoscopy.
For more details about specific laparoscopic surgeries, see:
The procedure is usually done in the hospital under general anesthesia. A catheter (a small flexible tube) is inserted through the urethra into the bladder. An additional tube may be passed through the nostril into the stomach (NG tube). The skin of the abdomen is cleaned, and sterile drapes are applied.
After a small cut is made above or below the belly button (navel), a tube is inserted. A tiny video camera passes through the tube. Carbon dioxide gas is injected into the abdomen to lift the abdominal wall, making a larger space in which to work. This allows for easier viewing and moving of the organs.
The laparoscope is then inserted, and the organs of the pelvis and abdomen are examined. Additional small openings are made for instruments that let the surgeon move, cut, stitch, and staple structures during the operation.
After the examination, the laparoscope is removed, all openings are stitched closed, and bandages are applied. Depending on the operation performed, a tube may be left through one of the cuts to let fluids drain.
How the test will feelWith general anesthesia, you will feel no pain during the procedure. However, the stitched cuts may throb and be slightly painful afterward. Your doctor may give you a pain reliever.
You may experience shoulder pain for a few days, because the gas can irritate the diaphragm, the large muscle at the top of the belly. Some of the nerves in the diaphragm also go to the shoulder.
Finally, you may experience an increased urge to urinate, because the gas can put pressure on the bladder.
Why the test is performedA diagnostic laparoscopy may be done if your doctor cannot tell what type of problem or injury you have based on the results of a physical exam or other tests.
A diagnostic laparoscopy may be done if you have:
If you have had pelvic or abdominal surgery in the past, your doctor may not be able to perform laparoscopic surgery on you. Often surgery makes scars form, which may make it difficult or dangerous to pass the instruments into your belly and move them around.
ReferencesTownsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 17th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2004:445-464.
Laparoscopy is a medical procedure used to examine the interior of the abdominal or pelvic cavities.
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The use of gastrointestinal endoscopy, laproscopy, computer tomography (CT) scan, and ultrasound has made the inspection of inaccessible organs possible without surgery,
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Root word is Abdomen
Laproscopy, surgical; with bilateral total pelvic lymphadenectomy
The medical term is laparoscopy (examination through a small incision, typically abdominal).
I had my gall bladder and stones removed 11 months ago. In the last 3 months i developed a lump behind the large scar due to the surgery. Located in the mid section of chest, under the breasts. I went back to my original surgeon. He says it is an incisional hernia. He has to go back in and stitch it. All of the same procedures in the hospital that I went threw before. WHY and How did this happen? Is it somewhat HIS fault? Internal stitches too tight? I did not do any physical activity after the surgery that would have caused undue stress on the incisions. It was laproscopy. thank you. Scooby do
hai friend, hystero laproscopy even I'm in the same dilema, on 13 sep hystero laproscopy was done and on 17th oct home test and beta hcg test was neagative. i would like to know whether my problem of pcos is still continuing..........
Yes this does sometimes happen and is nothing to worry about unless you are bleeding excessively heavy to the point that you need to change your pad or tampon every 1 hour.
Laproscopy is just a method of getting inside the body without cutting too much tissue. It doesn't describe the TYPE of procedure done. Laproscopy can be used to repair knees, repair shoulders, perform tubal ligations, galstone surgery and just about anything that requires that the surgeon poke around inside for a while. If you're asking whether the laproscopy could MAKE you pregnant, perhaps you should take a class that teaches sexual reporduction. If you're wondering whether you could still get pregnant normally after laproscopy, it depends on the procedure.
Another name for in and out surgery is ambulatory surgery or outpatient surgery.
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