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Surgical Procedures - Hysteroscopy, Tubal ligation reversal, IVF and many more.
Hysteroscopy
This procedure involves the insertion of a thin, lighted, telescope-like
instrument known as a hysteroscope through the vagina and cervix into
the uterus. This enables the full examination of the uterine cavity. Hysteroscopy
for diagnostic purposes can be done in the doctor's office with local
anesthesia and mild to moderate sedation, or in an operating room with
full anesthesia when significant intrauterine changes are suspected. Most
pathological changes within the uterus can be dealt with at the time of
hysteroscopy under anesthesia.
Most frequent hysteroscopy findings are intrauterine adhesions (synechia),
polyps or tumors within the uterine cavity, and closure of the tubes at
the uterine opening (ostia). All these conditions can be handled satisfactorily
by an experienced hysteroscopist using appropriate equipment. The adhesions,
polyps and tumors can be resected with special instrumentation and the
proximal closure of the fallopian tubes opened. These operations are somewhat
tricky, but in the hands of an experienced surgeon complications should
be rare.
Surgical Procedures
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