Possible complications of laparoscopy include:
- Injury to the bowel, bladder, ureters (tubes coming from the kidneys to the bladder), blood vessels in the abdominal wall and pelvis
- Injury to uterus, tubes, and/or ovaries
- Infection
- Bleeding with the possibility of a blood transfusion
- Death is extremely rare
- If a serious injury should occur, it is possible that a laparotomy (opening the abdomen) would be necessary to repair the injury or stop the bleeding.