Diagnostic hysteroscopy and dilation and curettage (D&C), are performed to evaluate the inside of the uterus. It can help detect the presence of problems such as polyps (soft tissue growths) or fibroids (muscle growths) in the uterine cavity. If something is seen, it can usually be removed at the same time. Dilation and curettage allow for the removal of any tissue from the uterus to check for any pre-cancer or cancerous changes.
A very small camera, called a hysteroscope, is placed through the vagina, through the cervix (the opening of the uterus), and up into the uterine cavity. Tissue can be visualized and removed, either with the camera directly or with smaller instruments called curettes.
Hysteroscopic myomectomy is the technique of removing uterine fibroids from inside the uterine cavity. Fibroids are the most common pelvic tumour in women and vary widely in size, number, and location within the uterus. Hysteroscopic myomectomy is a safe and effective procedure with minimal or no damage to the normal tissue of the uterus.
The procedure is performed under direct vision with the use of a small camera called a hysteroscope. Specialized instruments such as a loop with electricity or a mechanical cutting device are used with the hysteroscope to remove submucous myomas.
Laparoscopic or robotic myomectomy is a procedure for removing uterine fibroids (growths). This is minimally invasive surgery or sometimes with a larger incision too. Women who have laparoscopic (or minimally invasive) myomectomies recover more quickly, have less pain, and have fewer infections.
The surgeon first makes a few small surgical cuts in your abdomen. A small camera is placed through one of these cuts to see inside. Other small surgical cuts are used to insert tiny (robotic) instruments that can remove the fibroids (growths) in little pieces.
Endometriosis is a condition where tissue from inside the uterus implants outside the uterus. It can also show up as a type of cyst on the ovary called an endometrioma or “chocolate cyst.” Endometriosis is found by surgical intervention, examination (biopsy), and removal of the suspected tissue.
Small incisions are made in the abdomen under general anaesthesia and gas is used to stretch the abdomen. A camera or laparoscope is used to look directly at the pelvis and special instruments are used to remove any endometriosis tissue.
In a laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy, a surgeon removes the top portion of your uterus(womb). Sometimes other reproductive organs are removed, including the fallopian tubes (tubes sending the eggs to the uterus), or ovaries (the egg producers). The surgeon will decide which organs may need removal depending on your age, family history, and reason for surgery.
The surgeon makes only small cuts in the belly to “minimize” or lessen injury to the body and then places a camera (laparoscope) through one small cut to see inside of your abdomen and uses little instruments through the other surgical cuts to do your surgery. The uterus then is removed through one of the small cuts in your belly.
In a total laparoscopic hysterectomy, a surgeon removes your whole uterus (womb) and the opening to the uterus (cervix). Sometimes other reproductive organs are removed, including the fallopian tubes (tubes sending the eggs to the uterus), or ovaries (the egg producers). Your surgeon will decide which organs may need removal depending on your age, family history, and reason for surgery.
The surgeon makes only small cuts in the belly to “minimize” or lessen injury to the body and then places a camera (laparoscope) through one small cut to see inside of your abdomen and uses little instruments through the other surgical cuts to do your surgery. The uterus then is removed through the vagina or one of the small cuts in your belly.
