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WHATSAPP LINE OUR CONTACT INFORMATIONLaparoscopy is a surgical technique that allows surgeons to reach the abdominal cavity and pelvis without making large incisions on the skin.
Laparoscopy, also known as minimally invasive surgery, is performed with devices called laparoscopes. The laparoscope is a lighted thin tube with a high-resolution camera at the end, allowing the inside of the abdomen or pelvis to be easily seen. The images obtained from the camera are projected on a monitor and the surgeon performs the procedures by following up on this monitor. In addition to the laparoscope, which allows the inside of the body to be seen, a few tube-like devices are also performed in the abdomen. Under normal conditions, a large incision should be made in order to see the abdomen clearly with the open surgery method, while only a few 1-1.5 cm incisions are required in the laparoscopy technique. It brings great advantages such as the risk of complications, recovery time, scar formation after surgery. This method, which was previously preferred only for gallbladder surgeries and gynecological surgeries, is now preferred for diagnosis and treatment for the liver, intestines and many other organs.
Laparoscopy is a surgery performed under general anesthesia. The suitability of the patients for anesthesia is examined before surgery. 12 hours before surgery, the patient should stop eating and drinking water. In addition, individuals taking blood thinners are asked to stop using these drugs a few days before surgery. At the beginning of the operation, one or several holes are made in the abdominal wall by the surgeon. Through these holes, a laparoscope, tube and small surgical instruments used to inflate the inside of the abdomen with carbon dioxide are inserted. In laparoscopic surgeries, the inside of the abdomen is inflated using carbon dioxide gas to have a better view and field of movement. Afterwards, examinations and treatments are carried out with instruments placed using incisions. When the operation is over, carbon dioxide gas in the abdomen is discharged, instruments are removed, stitches are made into the incisions and dressing is done. In diagnostic laparoscopic surgery, the procedure time is usually between 30-60 minutes. In therapeutic laparoscopies, the operation time is also variable according to the applications to be performed. Patients are usually discharged on the same day or the next day. Since laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive (less harmful) operation, the risk of complications is much lower than open operations. However, since it is a surgical intervention, there may be complications such as infection, bleeding and bruising around the incisions, nausea and vomiting due to anesthesia, although rare. Because of these possibilities, patients are usually kept under observation for 24 hours. In some patients, antibiotic treatment is preferred against the risk of infection.
Liquid foods should be taken for the first 12 hours (water, fruit juices, buttermilk, etc.). If there is no nausea and vomiting, solid foods are switched to. In case of nausea, vomiting or swelling in the abdomen, you should inform your doctor. A bath can be taken 48 hours after surgery.
In general, this swelling gradually decreases in the first 1 week. If exercises are started 1 or 2 months after surgery, there will be no swelling in the abdominal area. In the long term, swelling in the abdomen due to surgery is not expected.
In the procedure performed for the suspicion of infertility, laparoscopy should be performed within a few days following the end of the menstrual period.
After laparoscopy, short-term restriction of sexual activity is applied. In cases where invasive surgery is not performed, the blue color of the dye applied for light vaginal bleeding and control of the tubes may continue for several days after the procedure. So after three or four days, there may be sexual activity.
Depending on the nature of the disease that caused the operation after laparoscopy and the condition of the patient after surgery, the chance of getting pregnant within 3-6 months may increase by up to 50 percent.
Approximately 50% of couples who cannot become pregnant after laparoscopic endometriosis surgery have spontaneous pregnancy within 12 months. In those who cannot conceive spontaneously, IVF should be performed after waiting for 1 year.
In the procedure performed for the suspicion of infertility, laparoscopy should be performed within a few days following the end of the menstrual period.
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