Ovarian Cystectomy
It is a surgical procedure which is done to remove an ovarian cyst or tumor by preserving the ovary and fertility. Ovarian cysts are the fluid-fill sacs that are formed in the ovaries and surrounded by a very thin layer. Any ovarian follicle which is larger than 3 centimeter is considered as an ovarian cyst. Laparoscopic Surgery Laparoscopic surgery, also referred as key hole surgery is a minimally invasive technique. In laparoscopic method, only the ovarian cyst is removed by preserving the ovarian tissue or ovaries. The laparoscopic method is also helpful in the confirmation of presence of ovarian cysts.
a) The patient will be subjected to general anesthesia or local anesthesia intravenously for sedation.
b) The surgeon will make three or four small incisions in the abdomen to insert laparoscope and other surgical instruments to remove the cysts.
c) A laparoscope with a video camera at its end is inserted in to one of the incision to view the internal organs on a monitor in the operating room. The images displayed on the monitor helps the surgeon to guide the surgical instruments to the exact location of the ovarian cyst.
d) The cyst is separated from the healthy ovarian tissue and removed. It the cyst involves the whole ovary. it may not be possible to separate the cyst alone, necessitating the removal of the ovary. Sometimes, if a cyst cannot be removed completely then either partial removal or aspiration is done.
e) After the completion of the procedure, the incisions are sewed with dissolvable stitches.