Suzanne Summerlin was trying to keep it together. In late 2023, the 42-year-old lawyer learned she needed surgery to treat an unidentified and increasingly worrisome pelvic infection, just as she was ...

Surgeons usually perform both procedures laparoscopically. This method involves inserting tools, including a laparoscope (lighted scope with a camera), through several small incisions in your ...

Some people may be able to go home the day after surgery. Most Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgeries are done laparoscopically. This type of surgery normally takes a few hours. A person may stay in the ...

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This method isn’t as common as others. Your healthcare provider may also be able to perform the surgery laparoscopically. During laparoscopic surgery, a smaller incision is made. Recovery time ...

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The procedure can also be performed laparoscopically, in some cases. Sometimes, a bypass procedure is required for revascularization. Some people respond better than others. The patients who have ...

Because the incision is inside the vagina, the healing time may be shorter than with abdominal surgery. Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH). The uterus is removed through the vagina.

In less severe cases, you might choose to have surgery for cosmetic reasons. Diastasis recti surgery can be performed laparoscopically (inserting instruments through small incisions) or with an open ...

Nevertheless, only in centers with adequate experience in transperitoneal and retroperitoneal laparoscopic procedures should these cases be performed laparoscopically. [1] Retroperitoneal ...

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Vaginal surgery cannot be avoided when there is a prolapse, although it may be managed laparoscopically. Malignancy and postpartum hemorrhage are less frequent indications and account for only 10% ...