Laparoscopy: when it is used

When minimally invasive surgery is used

• Treatment of benign tumours of the uterus (fibroids)
• Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy = removal of the uterus without removing the cervix – through endoscopy of the abdomen
• Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH)
• Treatment of endometriosis – radical removal of all endometriosis deposits using the nerve-sparing method (preserving the nerves)
• Adhesiolysis (freeing adhesions) after previous operations
• Investigation and, where appropriate, treatment of infertility
• Treatment of infections in the woman’s internal reproductive organs
• Treatment of symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse / prolapse of the uterus and vagina
• Treatment of urinary incontinence