Description:
Laparoscopic helium plasma coagulation is used to treat endometriosis.
Endometriosis is a common condition. Women with endometriosis have deposits of endometrial tissue, which should be confined to the lining of the uterus, outside the uterus. Symptoms include pelvic pain, dyspareunia, dysmenorrhoea or infertility.
Most women with endometriosis can be treated with analgesia and hormone treatment. Women who do not respond may be offered minimally invasive surgery to excise or vaporise the endometriotic deposits, most commonly by electrocautery or laser through a laparoscope. Women with very severe symptoms may be offered more radical treatment with hysterectomy and removal of the ovaries.
Laparoscopic helium plasma coagulation of endometriosis is another way of vaporising endometrial deposits. Using a laparoscope, an ionised beam of helium gas is directed at endometrial deposits to destroy the affected tissue.
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