Deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is defined as subperitoneal invasion by endometriotic lesions. These lesions are considered very active and are strongly associated with pelvic pain. The incidence of DIE is reportedly 20 % in all cas…
Objective: We investigated the prognosis of women with ureteral endometriosis after laparoscopic ureteral resection and ureteroneocystostomy.Study Design: From 2008 through 2012, we followed nine cases of ureteral endometriosis after laparo…
Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) may be difficult to complete in patients with adhesions due to endometriosis or anatomical distortions due to large myomas and cervical myomas. Our purpose is to consider methods for completing TLH in t…
INTRODUCTION: Total laparoscopic hysterectomy has been reported as having a higher incidence of vaginal cuff dehiscence compared with the abdominal and/or vaginal hysterectomy. The cause of vaginal cuff dehiscence after total laparoscopic h…
The development of endoscopic equipment and surgical skills make more complicated procedures possible laparoscopically. The application of these techniques to oncologic surgery, which used to be basically the most invasive procedure, has be…