What is laparoscopy?
Laparoscopy is the name of operations known as closed surgery. In laparoscopic surgery, 5 and 10 mm holes are made in the abdominal wall. The abdomen is filled with CO2 gas. Small instruments are inserted into the abdomen through the five and ten millimeter holes. Many surgeries can be performed in many different branches with laparoscopy. Laparoscopy can be preferred in numerous surgeries such as gallbladder, intestinal surgery, gynecological surgeries, knee surgeries, urological surgeries.
What are the areas of use in gynecology and gynecologic oncology?
Almost all gynecology surgeries can be performed laparoscopically. Cancer surgeries, lymph node removal, uterus and ovary removal, urinary incontinence, endometriosis, uterine prolapse surgeries, ovarian cysts and masses, uterine protection and fibroid removal surgeries can be performed laparoscopically.
In advanced ovarian cancer and cervical cancer surgeries, laparoscopy is not preferred because it shortens the patient’s life span in line with scientific knowledge.
What are the benefits of laparoscopy?
Since the surgery is performed through small holes in the abdominal wall, our patients are discharged the next day. Their return to work and home life is faster. Postoperative mobility is higher. The lenses used during laparoscopy provide magnification. In diseases such as endometriosis where the ovaries need to be protected, the magnification power of the lenses increases the quality of the surgery.