Hysteroscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery

Hysteroscopy is a procedure that allows your doctor to look inside your uterus in order to diagnose and treat causes of abnormal bleeding. Hysteroscopy is done using a hysteroscope, a thin, lighted tube that is inserted into the vagina to examine the cervix and inside of the uterus. Hysteroscopy can be either diagnostic or operative.

TYPES OF PROCEDURE THAT CAN BE PERFORMED WITH A HYSTEROSCOPE

Many gynecologists would make use of the hysteroscope for inspecting the lining of the uterus and find out about the intrauterine pathology such as polyps or fibroids that might be the reason for heavy or irregular menstrual bleeding. Assessment of the cavity is also done for women who have difficulty in conceiving. Following are the other conditions for hysteroscopy:

⇒ Removal of fibroids
⇒ Endometrial ablation – It is destruction of the uterine lining – a treatment for heavy or irregular menstrual bleeding
⇒ Biopsy of the endometrial lining
⇒ Removal of a lost intrauterine contraceptive device
⇒ Removal of intrauterine adhesions, also known as scarring
⇒ Removal of cervical or endometrial polyps
⇒ Opening or cannulation of the fallopian tubes