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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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Introduction to Quick Connect
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Meet Dr. Laura Liu
Speaker 1
0:37
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
Post-Surgery Expectations
Speaker 1
1:05
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
1:12
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
Importance of Pathology Reports
Speaker 2
1:36
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
1:49
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
.
Excision vs. Ablation Clarification
Speaker 1
2:40
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
3:10
Yeah
,
anything
that
was
excised
is
sent
Perfect
.
Speaker 1
3:14
Thank
you
for
answering
our
questions
.
Yeah
,
absolutely
.
That's
a
wrap
for
this
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Connect
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3:19
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