How to perform ovarian tumor surgery

When female friends hear that they have ovarian tumors, they should not worry too much, because it is necessary to go to the hospital to determine whether the tumor is malignant or benign. However, ovarian tumors still need to be treated as early as possible to increase the possibility of cure. After ovarian tumor surgery, you should also remember the doctor's instructions, because ovarian tumor surgery is also prone to sequelae. How is ovarian tumor surgery performed?

1. What should you pay attention to after ovarian tumor surgery?

Depending on the size of the surgery and the postoperative condition, try to get out of bed and move around as early as possible or get permission from the doctor. This is very beneficial for promoting blood circulation, restoring gastrointestinal function, increasing appetite, and promoting wound healing. It can also prevent the occurrence of complications such as intestinal adhesions, lung infections, bedsores, etc. Generally, the patient can be turned over 6-8 hours after returning to the ward, and once every 1-2 hours; the patient should generally get out of bed and move around 2-3 days after surgery. Usually, flatus will occur 2-3 days after surgery.

2. How to perform ovarian tumor surgery

2.1. No obvious surgical incisions and scars for ovarian tumors: Laparoscopic resection of ovarian tumors only requires three 0.5 cm puncture holes, no suturing or removal of stitches, no scars, and no traces left after the operation.

2.2. The advantages of ovarian tumors include small damage and quick recovery. Since ovarian tumor surgery only requires three small puncture holes, there is little damage to the abdominal wall and pelvic cavity.

2.3. Ovarian tumor surgery is suspected to have a variety of treatment options to ensure the use of the most appropriate treatment methods: modern laparoscopic surgery systems are equipped with relatively complete equipment and are suspected to perform a variety of operations from simple to complex.

3. How to maintain health after ovarian tumor surgery

3.1. The care of ovarian tumors should pay attention to daily life, maintain a suitable living environment, exercise appropriately, and avoid overwork. Especially during long-term treatment, patients with advanced ovarian tumors should pay attention to rest, maintain physical strength, eat a nutritious diet, pay attention to adding or removing clothes as the weather changes, and avoid infection by bacteria, viruses, etc.

3.2. Appropriate sexual life is beneficial to the physical and mental health of patients with advanced ovarian cancer, but excessive sexual life is harmful to patients. However, patients with advanced ovarian tumors cannot have sexual intercourse during chemotherapy and after surgery. They can only start having sexual intercourse after their physical condition has basically recovered.

3.3 After surgery, patients with advanced ovarian tumors should be encouraged to get up and move around early to restore intestinal motility, reduce abdominal distension, and reduce complications such as lung infection, thrombosis, and bedsores.

3.4. Water, electrolytes and nutrition: After radical surgery, patients with advanced ovarian tumors should be given adequate and appropriate fluid replacement before intestinal motility is restored. They can take a small amount of liquid food and avoid sweets. Patients with advanced ovarian tumors can be encouraged to eat after intestinal peristalsis is restored. The diet after surgery should be light, high-protein, high-calorie, and low-fat, with appropriate supplementation of potassium, sodium, and infusion to prevent electrolyte disorders.