Ovarian Cyst Removal—Laparoscopic Surgery Side Effects and Warnings

Possible Complications

Complications are rare, but no procedure is completely free of risk. If you are planning to have an ovarian cyst removed, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:

• Infection
• Bleeding
• Cyst returns after it is removed
• Need for removal of one or both ovaries
• Infertility
• Blood clots
• Damage to other organs

Factors that may increase the risk of complications include:

• Obesity
• Chronic or recent illness
• Heavy use of alcohol , smoking , or use of narcotics (may make delivering anesthesia more difficult or impair wound healing)
• Use of certain prescription medicines
• Pregnancy
• Previous abdominal surgery

Be sure to discuss these risks with your doctor before the procedure.

Call Your Doctor

After you leave the hospital, contact your doctor if any of the following occurs:

• Signs of infection, including fever and chills
• Redness, swelling, increasing pain, excessive bleeding, or discharge from the incision site
• Pain that you cannot control with the medicines you have been given
• Increased vaginal bleeding or discharge
• Cough , shortness of breath, chest pain
• Nausea and/or vomiting that you cannot control with the medicines you were given after surgery, or which persist for more than two days after discharge from the hospital
• Headaches, muscle aches, dizziness, or general ill feeling
• Constipation or abdominal swelling
• Vomiting
• Urinary difficulties
• Onset of pain or swelling in one or both legs
• New, unexplained symptoms

In case of an emergency, CALL 911.