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Hysteroscopy has been carried out in hospitals, surgical centers and doctors' offices. It is best carried out when the endometrium is relatively thin, that is after a menstruation. Both diagnostic and simple operative hysteroscopy can be carried out in an office or clinic setting on suitably selected patients. Local anesthesia can be used.
Laparoscopy (from Ancient Greek λαπάρα (lapára) 'flank, side' and σκοπέω (skopéō) 'to see') is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis using small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera.
The uterus (hysteroscopy) The fallopian tubes (falloposcopy) Normally closed body cavities (through a small incision): The abdominal or pelvic cavity (laparoscopy) The interior of a joint (arthroscopy) Organs of the chest (thoracoscopy and mediastinoscopy) Endoscopy is used for many procedures: During pregnancy. The amnion (amnioscopy) The fetus
HSG is considered a diagnostic procedure.It is used in the workup of infertile females to assess the patency of fallopian tubes, assess the competency of the cervix or congenital abnormality of the uterus in multiple miscarriages, assess the patency of fallopian tubes after surgery or tubal ligation, or before reversal of tubal ligation.
A pelvic examination is the physical examination of the external and internal female pelvic organs. [1] It is frequently used in gynecology for the evaluation of symptoms affecting the female reproductive and urinary tract, such as pain, bleeding, discharge, urinary incontinence, or trauma (e.g. sexual assault).
Hysteroscopy only shows the gross anatomy of the endometrium, which is often not indicative of cancer, and is therefore not used, unless in conjunction with a biopsy. [44] Hysteroscopy can be used to confirm a diagnosis of cancer. New evidence shows that D&C has a higher false negative rate than endometrial biopsy. [22]
Hysteroscopy – Uterus; Laparoscopy – Abdomen/Pelvis; Laryngoscopy – Larynx (voice box) Mediastinoscopy – Area between lungs; Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy – Esophagus and upper intestinal tract; Although any medical technique has its potential risks, using a fiberscope for endoscopy has a very low risk of causing infection and ...
Hysteroscopy (inspection of the uterine cavity) Diagnostic laparoscopy – used to diagnose and treat sources of pelvic and abdominal pain. Laparoscopy is the only way to accurately diagnose pelvic/abdominal endometriosis .