Diagnostic laparoscopy (LPSC)
Diagnostic LPSC is also known as the diagnostic laparoscopy.
When is the surgical procedure required?
Laparoscopy is a valuable method to evaluate the female reproductive organ condition because of discomforts (pains) in the lower abdomen and pelvis, suspicious lesions or adhesions in the lesser pelvis, when other, non-invasive methods failed to diagnose the disease properly.
What does the procedure include?
Diagnostic laparoscopy is the endoscopic, minimally invasive, surgical method for direct visualization of the abdominal cavity and female reproductive organs taken under general anaesthesia. Laparoscopy is performed through the incision under the navel, measuring 5 to 10 mm, where the needle is inserted which insufflates carbon dioxide in the abdomen. It allows the examination of the pelvic organs followed by the insertion of a special type of the telescope (laparoscope) with a camera through the same incision.
How to get prepared?
Day before surgery a patient should eat light food and stop smoking and drinking alcohol and not take anything orally after a night’s sleep.
Related tests and examinations:
Gynecologic examination broaden with ultrasound examination and Color-Doppler sonography (CD). Physical examination and tests indicated by the anaesthesiologist (laboratory tests, ECG, heart and lung X-ray scan, physical examination by other specialist) should be performed.