Microlaparoscopy

Botros R. M. B. Rizk, Hany F. Moustafa, Mary George Nawar, David B. Rizk, Nicole Brooks, Craig D. H. Sherman, Stephen Varner
In: Infertility and Assisted Reproduction · 2008 · pp. 76–81 · doi:10.1017/cbo9780511547287.011 · W1553142324
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Abstract

Microlaparoscopy offers the advantage of carrying out many diagnostic and operative gynecologic procedures in a rapid, minimally invasive approach. Proper patient selection is very important for the success of the procedure. Microlaparoscopy could be performed either with general anesthesia or with local anesthesia under conscious sedation, which is a state of depressed consciousness allowing communication with the patient during the procedure. An umbilical incision is made (a local anesthetic block is done first in a case of conscious sedation) through which the interlocking trocar with the Verres needle is introduced to the abdomen. Most of the patients can leave the office within one hour of the procedure. Microlaparoscopy is currently used for infertility assessment, surgical management of endometriosis, lysis of pelvic adhesions, ovarian drilling, gamete intrafallopian transfer, tubal embryo transfer, hydrosalpinx removal before in vitro fertilization (IVF), and management of ectopic and heterotopic pregnancy.

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