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Laparoscopy
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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.
What To Think About
- People who are obese or who have had other belly surgeries may need to have a larger incision in the belly for the surgery. This is called open laparoscopy.
Other Works Consulted
Chernecky CC, Berger BJ, eds. (2004). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 4th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders.
Fischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. (2004). Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2006). Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. St. Louis: Mosby.
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July 15, 2008
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