| As we mentioned in previous articles during the last | | | | general anesthesia. The procedure starts with a small |
| stage of the menstrual cycle normally a layer of | | | | incision just below your belly button then the needle |
| endometriosis lining in the inside of the uterus is | | | | deliver carbon dioxide to inflate the peritoneal cavity. |
| expelled, known as menstruation blood but instead | | | | This helps your doctor to have a general view at your |
| some of the endometriosis tissues grow somewhere | | | | abdomen organs with the laparoscopy. Most patients |
| in the body causing endometriosis. Endometriosis also | | | | require another incision so your doctor can have a |
| reacts to hormonal signals of the monthly menstrual | | | | clean view of each organs and adjacent structures. |
| cycle, building up tissue, breaking it, and eliminating it | | | | Sometimes, sample abnormal tissues may also be |
| through menstrual period. In this article, we will discuss | | | | taken during thisprocedure.Occasionally, the third |
| what is diagnostic laparoscopy in endometriosis? | | | | incision may be needed. You can go home after few |
| I. Definition | | | | hours of recovery. Please make sure that you have |
| Diagnostic laparoscopy is defined as the medical | | | | someone to drive you home. |
| procedure that your doctor uses a thin metal tube with | | | | III. Risks |
| a light and camera to look for endometrial, pelvic and | | | | 1. Anesthesia risk |
| other abnormality inside your abdomen. | | | | 2. Unable to perform normal activity until recovery. |
| II. Procedure | | | | 3. Infection and bleeding |
| Before the examination taking place, you are asked | | | | 4. Damage to blood vessels and organs |
| not to drink, eat, even water after midnight and the | | | | If you have high fever, redness, swelling, drainage from |
| morning of this test. The laparoscopy is generally | | | | incisions, etc after laparoscopy, please call your doctor |
| performed in an outpatient setting in the hospital with | | | | immediately. |