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Southern Cross Christchurch Hospital - Gynaecology
Private Surgical Service, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Ovarian Cystectomy
Several small incisions (cuts) are made in your abdomen (stomach) and a thin tube with a tiny camera attached (laparoscope) inserted, allowing the surgeon a view of your ovaries. Small instruments are inserted through the cuts and into the ovaries, where they remove the cysts.