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Hysteroscopic Surgery

Hysteroscopic Surgery

Hysteroscopic surgery is used to treat uterine fibroids, polyps and non-cancerous growths that are located just underneath the lining of the uterus.

Hysteroscopy is primarily used to diagnose and treat the causes of abnormal uterine bleeding. The procedure allows your surgeon to look inside of your uterus with a tool called a hysteroscope—a thin, lighted tube inserted through the vagina to examine the cervix and inside of the uterus.

Hysteroscopy is an outpatient procedure that takes about an hour to perform and has a short recovery time and few complications. Benefits to hysteroscopy are it allows your surgeon to diagnose and treat conditions with a single surgery, and it is both minimally invasive and precise. Hysteroscopy can allow your surgeon to locate abnormalities and remove them without damaging surrounding tissue.

Your doctor may perform hysteroscopy to diagnose and correct the following uterine conditions:

  • Polyps and Fibroids
  • Adhesions
  • Septums

Hysteroscopy may also be used to:

  • Diagnose the cause of repeated miscarriages or fertility problems.
  • Locate an intrauterine device (IUD).
  • Diagnose and remove placental tissue after birth.

Endometrial Ablation

Endometrial ablation is a procedure that destroys a thin layer of the lining of the uterus, also called the endometrium, and is used to treat abnormal uterine bleeding. The endometrium heals by scarring, which usually reduces or prevents uterine bleeding.

During endometrial ablation, a probe is inserted in the vagina and into the cervix. The procedure may be done in an outpatient facility or the doctor's office. The procedure can take up to about 45 minutes.

At Holy Cross Health, endometrial ablation surgery performed to destroy tissue, includes:

  • Heat using radiofrequency energy or heated liquid
  • Electroenergy, using a resectoscope, which is a tool with an electrical loop, rolling ball or spiked ball tip
  • Freezing

Endometrial ablation has minimal side effects for most women.

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