Mari Kitade

PURPOSE: To evaluate preoperative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features of bleeding and non-bleeding ectopic pregnancy (EP) by comparison with surgical findings. METHODS: Eighteen suspected EP cases underwent preoperative MR imaging. We…

There are two different types of hysterocopes available: Flexible and rigid. Flexible scopes have the ability to observe the whole intrauterine cavity, but it is difficult to perform an operation on endometrial lesions. Rigid hysteroscopes …

OBJECTIVE: To define diagnostic criteria for juvenile cystic adenomyoma (JCA), describe the histologic features of the condition and evaluate laparoscopic excision for treating associated dysmenorrhea and pelvic pain. DESIGN: Prospective l…

Objective: To assess the attributes and feasibility of conservative laparoscopic surgery for patients with ruptured ovarian endometrioma.Design: Retrospective analysis.Setting: University medical center.Patient(s): Eighteen patients undergo…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the pathogenesis of catamenial pneumothorax associated with endometriosis from a gynecologic perspective. DESIGN: Retrospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING: University hospital. PAT…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine how intestinal endometriosis spreads, and, thus, to improve outcomes of curative surgery. DESIGN: Descriptive study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING: University hospital. PATIENTS: Ten pati…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of complications arising during gynecologic laparoscopic surgery in patients who have undergone previous abdominal surgeries and to assess predictable factors associated with complications based on…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the usefulness of MRI jelly method (jelly method). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-five patients (32.7 +/- 5 years old) with endometriosis, treated with laparoscopic surgery between January and June 2005 with preoperative…

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The development and onset of endometriosis is associated with angiogenesis and angiogenic factors including cytokines. We analyzed intrapelvic conditions in women with endometriosis via vascular density assessment of grossly normal peritone…

PURPOSE: To assess outcomes in assisted reproductive technology (ART) in infertile women with endometriosis with respect to their concomitant endometrioma status and surgical history in our department. METHODS: This is a retrospective case…

A pilot study was designed to analyze the vascular density of peritoneal endometriosis in 3 groups of lesions (red, black, and white) in 23 patients with peritoneal endometriosis who underwent laparoscopic surgery using the narrow-band imag…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: A questionnaire survey of patients discharged after laparoscopic surgery was performed to investigate and analyze the recovery of activity of daily living (ADL) 1 month after surgery. DESIGN: Retrospective study (Canadian …

Laparoscopic cystectomy (LC) is at present viewed as the first-line means of diagnosing and treating endometriosis. This prospective study sought to identify factors related to postoperative recurrence in 315 women with endometriosis whose …

Obstructive Mullerian anomalies cause severe dysmenorrhea following menarche as a result of disturbed menstrual outflow. Therefore, surgical management such as extirpation of the obstructive uterine horn is required for treatment of these p…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a novel method of laparoscopic adenomyomectomy. DESIGN: Prospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SETTING: University-affiliated hospital. PATIENTS: Fourteen women with adenomyosis. INTERV…

BACKGROUND: The objectives were to observe the clinical course of patients who underwent laparoscopic cystectomy (LC) using transvaginal ultrasonography. METHOD: The definition of "recurrence" was to detect a diffuse, hypoechoic area whose…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To study local and general circulation after vasopressin administration during laparoscopic surgery. DESIGN: Prospective analysis (Canadian Task Force classification II-1). SETTING: University-affiliated hospital. PATIEN…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the usefulness of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) jelly method as a preoperative diagnostic means for patients with rectovaginal endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(…

We report a case of perihepatic adhesion due to severe endometriosis.