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Second-Look Laparoscopy

There are situations where a revisitation of the pelvis is called for. This became much easier with the invention of laparoscopy within the last 30 years.

The two major reasons for second-look laparoscopy are if the surgical procedure is better performed in two steps, or if the surgical procedure exposes the patient to the risk of significant formation of adhesions. An adhesion is a scar which forms after a procedure. Various patients have different tendencies to form scarring, and these tendencies are practically impossible to predict. For that reason, if the surgeon suspects a high likelihood of significant formation of adhesions, second-look laparoscopy is called for. If timed properly, removal of forming adhesions should be easy, and cause essentially no complications.
 

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