Ovarian Cancer
Yes, this is possible for carefully selected patients, ON CONDITION THAT they have been fully informed of and accepted that: 1) preserving the other ovary and the uterus is NOT the recommended first-line surgical treatment, but is still an acceptable alternative to a surgically confirmed FIRST-stage ovarian cancer, meaning that the patient should 2) have undergone or should undergo again surgical staging in order to confirm that the malignancy has not spread to other pelvic or abdominal organs and the lymph nodes, and 3) that following a pregnancy, treatment should be completed by removing the uterus and the other ovary and fallopian tube.
Laparotomy is still considered a reliable and trustworthy procedure for a trained surgeon to perform whenever deemed clinically necessary.
Laparoscopic surgery has gained popularity over the last decades as an alternative method for performing a multitude of procedures.
It is a medical diagnostic procedure to examine a magnified view of the cervix, the uterus, the external reproductive organs... using a special machine.