Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
By “hysterectomy” we mean “uterus removal”
Hysterectomy is recommended for women who have tried medical or non-surgical treatments but have not been able to get free of abnormal vaginal bleeding, symptomatic
fibroids, or endometriosis.
Uterine prolapse and cancer of the uterus, ovaries, or cervix are also indications. Total hysterectomy is the medical term for the surgery in which the uterus and cervix are
removed. It is often done along with a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, which means that both the fallopian tubes and the ovaries are removed. A radical hysterectomy is when the
uterus, cervix, both fallopian tubes, ovaries, and the connective tissue around them (called parametrium) are removed from a cancer patient.
The open method or the laparoscopic method can be used to do a hysterectomy. Today, the laparoscopic method is usually more appealing, and it is the first choice unless there is a
special reason why it shouldn't be used. Because there is less damage to organs and the cuts in the abdominal skin are very small,
laparoscopy is also known as minimally invasive surgery or key hole surgery.
For a laparoscopic hysterectomy, a camera is put in through a 1 cm hole in the abdominal wall, and other instruments are put in through 0.5 cm cuts. When compared to the open method, the laparoscopic method for hysterectomies has
many benefits. There is a lower chance of infection and pain after surgery, a shorter stay in the hospital, faster recovery, and a faster return to normal activities. The incisions are also
smaller, measuring 5mm to 1cm instead of 10 to 13cm in the open technique.
Along with the usual risks of surgery, laparoscopic surgery comes with the chance of infection, bleeding that needs blood transfusions, and damage to the urinary bladder,
intestines, or ureters. If any of these things happen, the operation could have to be changed to an open one, called laparotomy.