Laparoscopic Picture from Inside the Abdominal Cavity showing the Uterus, Tubes, and Ovaries

A minimally invasive surgical technique that involves inserting a small camera near the belly button in order to look and possibly operate inside your abdomen. This is done under general anesthesia. Laparoscopy can be useful in evaluating or repairing the fallopian tubes, in removing ovarian cysts, in investigating or treating chronic pelvic pain, and to search for and remove endometriosis. In most cases, you should be able to go home the day of surgery and resume normal daily activities very quickly.

A laparoscopy is not recommended for every patient. However, on an individual basis, it may provide a diagnosis that would otherwise go undetected. Laparoscopy may also help other treatments work better.

Endometriosis Causing Scar Tissue on the Ovary and Infertility

Laparoscopic Image Showing Scar Tissue in Abdomen