A therapeutic laparoscopy is a procedure in which the doctor uses a laparoscope to remove tumors from your uterus. A laparoscope is a thin metal tube with a light and tiny camera. The uterus is the muscular organ at the top of the vagina.
Babies develop in the uterus, and menstrual blood comes from the uterus.
The doctor looks at the uterus through the laparoscope and uses another thin tube with a cutting instrument to remove the tumor. This operation may be performed because the doctor knows you have a fibroid tumor that needs to be removed from the uterus. A fibroid tumor is a growth of tissue that is usually noncancerous. It can become large enough to press on your bladder or rectum, or fill up the abdominal cavity. You should ask your doctor about these choices.