hydrolaparoscopy

noun

laparoscopy in which a saline solution allows distension of an orifice

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Meanings

nounhydrolaparoscopy (plural hydrolaparoscopies)

plural hydrolaparoscopies

  1. medicinelaparoscopy in which a saline solution allows distension of an orifice

    They describe a technique using transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy to not only diagnose an endometrioma but also ablate the cyst at an early stage in a minimally invasive fashion.

    2015 July 9, Sanaz Keyhan et al., “An Update on Surgical versus Expectant Management of Ovarian Endometriomas in Infertile Women”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

From hydro- + laparoscopy.

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