Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a chronic oestrogen dependent disease in which tissue that normally lines the inside of uterus — the endometrium — grows outside the uterus. It most commonly involves the ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining your pelvis. Rarely, it may spread beyond pelvic organs.

With endometriosis, displaced endometrial tissue continues to act as it normally would — it thickens, breaks down and bleeds with each menstrual cycle. As this blood has no way to exit the body, it becomes trapped, leading to potentially irreversible changes in the body. When endometriosis involves the ovaries, cysts called endometriomas may form. Surrounding tissue can become irritated, eventually developing scar tissue and adhesions — abnormal bands of fibrous tissue that can cause pelvic tissues and organs to stick to each other. Endometriosis can cause pain — sometimes severe — especially during periods. Fertility problems may also develop. Fortunately, effective treatment options are available.

Adhesiolysis

An adhesion is a band of scar tissue that initially develops as part of the body’s natural repair mechanism in response to any tissue disturbance, such as from-

• Surgery
• Infections
• Trauma
• Radiation
• or Pathologies like Endometriosis.

Adhesiolysis is the term for the surgery that is performed to remove or divide adhesions so that normal anatomy and organ function can be restored and painful symptoms can be relieved

Laparoscopic Ovarian Cystectomy

An ovarian cystectomy is surgery to remove a cyst from your ovary. Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive surgery technique that only uses a few small (0.5 to 1 cm) incisions in your lower abdomen.

Hysteroscopy

Hysteroscopy is a procedure that your doctor may recommend to examine the inside of your uterus. This is a minimally invasive surgery which is often done as a daycare procedure in which a hysteroscope (which is a thin telescope-like device with a light source) is inserted through the vagina and into your uterus so as to be able to see inside of it.

Laparoscopy

Laparoscopy is a minimally invasive surgery, meaning it only uses one or a few small incisions (0.5- 1 cm). A laparoscope is a lighted, telescope-like instrument with a camera that is inserted into the abdominal cavity through a small incision on your belly. This procedure allows your doctor to see the pelvic organs including the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries.