Fumiaki Taniguchi

Unilateral partial absence of the fallopian tube is rare, and its clinical importance in fertility is unclear. A 35-year-old nulligravid female patient with infertility was suspected to have a left hydrosalpinx on hysterosalpingography and …

ObjectiveTo analyze the determinants of successful pregnancy following laparoscopic adenomyomectomy.DesignRetrospective cohort study.SettingA general hospital.Patient(s)A total of 102 women who had a desire for pregnancy underwent laparosco…

ObjectiveThe aim of the present study was to differentiate and specify the subtypes of adenomyosis.Study designSurgically treated adenomyosis (n = 152) was subcategorized retrospectively into 4 subtypes on the basis of magnetic resonance im…

Deep endometriosis forms severe adhesion in the peritoneal cavity,which sometimes displaces the anatomical position of the ureter, and occasionally extends deeply into the retroperitoneal space, pressing and obstructing the ureter. Therefor…

ObjectiveTo explore novel endometriosis serum biomarkers by surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF-MS).DesignFirst, we aimed to discover the potential biomarkers of endometriosis by SELDI-TO…

ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of the potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser used during the laparoscopic anterior rectum slicing (LARS) operation.DesignRetrospective study.SettingNational Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyo…

Endometriosis is one of the causative factors of impaired fecundity. Whatever the mechanisms are of this impairment, surgical removal of endometriosis appears to increase postoperative fecundity. Our strategy in laparoscopic surgery for sym…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate if complete resolution of endometriosis by laparoscopic surgery is beneficial to postoperative fecundity, dysmenorrhea and dyspareunia. DESIGN: An observational comparative study on the outcome of laparoscopic surg…