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Exploratory surgery is the term used when a diagnosis is suspected but x-rays/scans and other investigations have not been able to confirm the diagnosis. The only way the doctors can be sure is to actually look at the affected region themselves. Nowadays it is usually done laparoscopically which is minimally invasive and can even be performed as a day case procedure. As the doctors have an idea of what they may find, they will often consent a patient for one or more treatment procedures at the same time so that treatment can be performed immediately they are sure of the diagnosis and the patient would not have to undergo a second anaesthetic.

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