Laparoscopy

Pelvic Endoscopy (Laparoscopy)

What Affects the Test

Reasons you may not be able to have the surgery or why the results may not be helpful include:

• If you are obese, which may make the laparoscopy harder to do.
• If you have scar tissue from another surgery or an injury.
• If a tissue sample is taken for a biopsy, but the results are not clear about what the problem is.

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Author:	Sandy Jocoy, RN	Last Updated: July 15, 2008
Medical Review:	Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine Deborah A. Penava, BA, MD, FRCSC, MPH - Obstetrics and Gynecology
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