Laparoscopy

Laparoscopy is a procedure used to detect and treat many health problems. 

Keyhole, Minimally Invasive Surgery

A thin, lighted tube—known as the laparoscope—is inserted into the abdomen through a small incision. Using a laparoscope, a small camera, the doctor is able to see the pelvic organs. If a problem needs to be fixed, other instruments may be inserted either through the laparoscope or through other small cuts in your abdomen.

Laparoscopy is often done as outpatient surgery. The patient is usually able to go home the same day, after recovery. More complex procedures, such as laparoscopic hysterectomy, may require an overnight stay in the hospital. General or local anesthesia may be used depending upon the procedure.

Now available are single incision Laparoscopic Surgery, available for many patients including Hysterectomy!

The following link here takes you to The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists website where you can find more information on Laparoscopy. The ACOG offers reliable information, in a short format, on Laparoscopy. Although you could find other information out on the internet, it is important that health information comes from a trusted source such as the ACOG. Once you have read up on the general information offered, see the Brookside Gynecology contact page for the best phone number to reach us for an appointment.