Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) offers surgical options for treating issues dealing with tubal disease, endometriosis and ovulation problems.

Procedures include:

• Laparoscopy -- Laparoscopy is an outpatient procedure performed under general anesthesia to diagnose and treat endometriosis and tubal disorders, or to remove scar tissue.
  
• Pelviscopy -- Pelviscopy refers to a special type of operative laparoscopy, in which more extensive procedures are performed. Pelviscopy is used in the treatment of ectopic pregnancy, ovarian cysts and tumors, endometriosis and pelvic adhesions.
  
• Hysteroscopy -- Hysteroscopy is a procedure that allows a visual examination of the interior of the uterus and is often performed at the time of laparoscopy.
  
• Myomectomy -- A surgical procedure in which only fibroids, but not the uterus, are removed.
  
• Reversal of Sterilization -- A procedure used to reverse tubal sterilization.

All procedures are performed in state-of-the-art facilities at one of the following facilities:

• Dr. R. Hewlett Lee Surgecenter of Palo Alto at the Palo Alto Clinic


• Stanford University Medical Center


• Fremont Surgery Center


• Washington Surgery Center

Last reviewed December 2007

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