A laparoscopic hysterectomy is a scar less day care, minimally invasive surgical procedure to remove the uterus for which 0.5 t0 1 cm  length small cuts are made on the abdomen. The surgeon performs the operation by viewing  the intra abdominal cavity from the camera inserted.

The most common reasons for having a hysterectomy include: 

1. Heavy periods/Heavy menstrual bleeding – which can be caused by fibroids
2. Pelvic pain – which may be caused by endometriosis
3. unsuccessfully treated pelvic inflammatory disease (PID),
4. Adenomyosis
5. Prolapse of the uterus
6. Gynaecological malignancy(usually ovarian, uterine or cervical)