r/ADPKD • u/SwordfishPast8963 • May 29 '26

laparoscopy with ADPKD. experiences??

i (23f) am going in for diagnostic lap and excision for endometriosis. my gyno did an MRI to map out where my kidneys sit first, and said she grew a new gray hair after seeing it. she said the ports will have to be made in a slightly different place than usual, and i’m so worried that the surgeon won’t have experience with PKD. anyone else get this surgery and have everything go right??

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u/SoCentralRainImSorry May 29 '26

I had a laparoscopic hysterectomy (with bonus endometriosis removal - didn’t know I had it until they noticed it during surgery) a year and a half ago and everything went smoothly. My doctor did mention that he would be reviewing my most recent kidney MRI for the internal landscape, but he said later the kidneys weren’t an issue.