OBJECTIVE: Pelvic examinations and transvaginal ultrasonography are generally deferred in patients without sexual experience due to potential distress. Transabdominal ultrasonography is widely used but may have variable image quality. Pelvi…
BACKGROUND: In laparoscopic surgery, the trocar is often inserted through the umbilicus because of the ease of insertion and inconspicuous postoperative scar formation. However, postoperative complications that require plastic surgical inte…
Ovarian abscess is thought to be caused by ascending infection. We experienced a case with ovarian abscess caused by Salmonella. The patient had been monitored for endometrial cysts at an outpatient clinic. She visited our hospital emergent…
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to examine the clinical characteristics of 11 patients undergoing laparoscopic adenomyomectomy guided by intraoperative ultrasound elastography and this technique's feasibility. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eleven pat…
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04628.].
Laparoscopic myomectomy (LM) is a minimally invasive surgery. However, several complications may occur in cases of extremely large myomas. For example, it can be difficult to acquire a full visual field, and the operation is limited by both…
Detecting adenomyosis in the myometrium is a challenge since it is infiltrative with ill-defined margins and can be often confused with uterine fibroids. However, recent advances, such as ultrasound elastography, have enabled its detection …
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis can potentially lead to the development of a malignant tumor. Most malignant tumors arising from the endometriosis originate from the ovarian endometrioma, whereas those arising from extragonadal lesions are rare. …