Is it typical to have salpingectomy by laproscopy?

Question

I am having it done next wednesday and so far everything I have read says that it is done by laparotomy which is a much longer recovery. I go in for my pre-op tomorrow, but was just wondering. Also if it is just laroscopy what should I expect for recovery time?

Answer 1

Hiello there. I really think that these are questions that you should be asking your doctor or the surgeon that is doing the procedure. I am familair with the procedure that you are talking about but I know that there are differences in each case.
I would have to be able to ask you specific questions to even give you a half way valid answer. Sorry.
I don't want to tell you something and then have you experience something very different.
I do know that using laproscopy is not an all an unusual technique and I would think that the recovery time would be shorter. That part of your question confuses me. There is usually a smaller incision and less need for sutures....it should be a shorter recovery. (?)
If you are going in for your pre-op that is the perfect time for you to ask these questions. Then you will get pertinent answers.
Sorry, not trying to be vague but you really do need answers from your surgeon that is doing the procedure.
Good luck honey and I hope it all goes well for you.
Lady Trinity~

Answer 2

Salpingectomy refers to the surgical removal of a Fallopian tube. The procedure was first performed by Lawson Tait in patients with a bleeding tubal pregnancy; this procedure has since saved the lives of countless women. Other indications for a salpingectomy include infected tubes, (as in a hydrosalpinx) or as part of the surgical procedure for tubal cancer. Salpingectomy is different from a salpingostomy, a procedure where an opening is made into the tube to remove an ectopic pregnancy, but the tube itself is not removed.

Salpingectomy has been traditionally done via a laparotomy, more recently however, laparoscopic salpingectomies have become more common as part of minimally invasive surgery.

Salpingectomy is commonly done in conjunction as part of a procedure called a salpingo-oophorectomy where the one or both ovaries as well as one or both Fallopian tubes are removed in one operation.

Aftercare varies depending on whether the tube was removed by laparoscopy or through an abdominal incision. Even when major surgery is performed, most women are out of bed and walking around within three days. Within a month or two, a woman can slowly return to normal activities such as driving, exercising, and working.

http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/gynecology/lap12gectfrmd.html
This website may also explain things.
Good luck to you!

Answer 3

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