Overview of Laparoscopy

Laparoscopic gynecological surgeries include:

• Removal of the uterus (hysterectomy)

• Removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy)

• Removal of an ovarian cyst (cystectomy)

• Removal of the fallopian tubes (salpingectomy)

• Removal of a fibroid (myomectomy)

• Tubal ligation (tubal sterilization)

• Removal of intra-abdominal adhesions (adhesion lysis)

• Tubal recanalization

• Correction of uterine prolapse (sacrocolpopexy)

• Uterine cancer surgery

• Endometriosis (chocolate cyst)

• Ovarian cancer surgery

• Cervical cancer surgery