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QC: Excision Surgery: What to Expect at Your Follow-Up
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Expert excision specialist Dr. Lora Liu reveals what patients should expect during post-surgery follow-ups, emphasizing the critical importance of receiving pathology reports. We discuss the non-negotiable documentation patients deserve after endometriosis excision surgery and how these records confirm exactly what was removed.
• Pathology reports are the most important post-surgery document and should be provided without patients having to "pull teeth" to get them
• Pathology reports definitively confirm endometriosis diagnosis and provide proof that excision (not ablation) was performed
• Operative reports are helpful but less crucial than pathology reports as they're surgeon-dictated narratives
• Every excised piece of tissue should be sent to pathology for proper documentation
• Understanding the difference between excision and ablation techniques through your surgical documentation
• Medical records belong to patients and should be readily available upon request
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Life moves fast and so should the answers to your biggest questions. Welcome to EndoBattery's Quick Connect, your direct line to expert insights Short, powerful and right to the point. You send in the questions, I bring in the experts and in just five minutes you get the knowledge you need. No long episodes, no extra time needed, and just remember expert opinions shared here are for general information and not for personalized medical advice. Always consult your provider for your case-specific guidance. Got a question? Send it in and let's quickly get you the answers. I'm your host, alana, and it's time to connect. Today I'm joined by expert excision specialist, dr Laura Liu, who focuses on endometriosis excision. She dedicates her career to helping those with endometriosis by empowering them, validating them and helping them heal. She's here to cut through the noise and give you the straightforward answers you need. So let's dive in. What should people expect in their post-surgery follow-up? I know every doctor is going to probably be different in this a little bit, but what are some important key takeaways for the post-excision?
Speaker 2:I think, yes, every surgeon is a little different with their post-op protocol. I think at the very bare minimum, the surgeon should provide the pathology report. That's it. That way you know for sure whether it was excision. You know that way, you know for sure whether it was excision, you know what came back as endometriosis, you know that there wasn't anything else weird other than endometriosis. I think the pathology report is 100% the most important thing that you can take home from surgery as in like a post-op whatever from your surgeon. The operative report, I think, is also good to have, but that pathology report, that doesn't lie.
Speaker 2:I think operative reports, like I said, it's a narrative that the surgeon dictates or does after the surgery to just kind of document what happened during the surgery. But, like I said, I think the pathology that is, this is what was seen under the microscope, this is the tissue, this is what it came back at, this is where it was and here's your diagnosis. I think that's 100% non-negotiable. You should absolutely have that and if sometimes our office may forget to send it to the patient, they email, we send it immediately. It's something that you shouldn't have to pull it to the patient. They email, we send it immediately. You know it's something that you shouldn't have to pull teeth to get. You should be able to call your surgeon's office. That can I get the operative report and pathology report and it should be made available. It shouldn't be a secret. It shouldn't be difficult to get through your records, right.
Speaker 1:So do you send every piece of tissue that's excised to pathology? We do so, theoretically speaking. If you are doing that, then you should know every part that has been excised within that surgery. Yes, okay, that's good to know, because I think there's a mixture between some physicians who will excise most of it but then do ablation on other parts of it, and so you'll know where the excision's been done, based off of pathology.
Speaker 2:Yeah, anything that was excised is sent Perfect.
Speaker 1:Thank you for answering our questions. Yeah, absolutely. That's a wrap for this Quick Connect. I hope today's insights helped you move forward with more clarity and confidence. Do you have more questions? Keep them coming. Send them in and I'll bring you the expert answers. You can send them in by using the link in the top of the description of this podcast episode or by emailing contact at endobatterycom or visiting the endobatterycom contact page. Until next time, keep feeling empowered through knowledge.