Removal of ovarian cysts or the entire ovary. Evaluation and removal of pelvic lymph nodes. Diagnosis and treatment of some uterine anomalies. Destroying or removing some uterine fibroid tumors. However, some procedures are more involved and will require an overnight stay in the hospital.
All surgical procedures have potential complications.
As always, medical treatments are individual and rarely perfectly straightforward. Physicians need to remember that sometimes patients have a different impression of surgical procedures than doctors. Thus education and an honest assessment of the risks and benefits is necessary. Patients should keep in mind that despite the best efforts of the doctor, and despite his or her skills, sometimes complications can occur during surgical procedures. Simply put, there is always a balance between the potential benefits of having a surgical procedure performed and the potential chance of complications that might occur from that procedure.