Kotaro Ichida

Introduction Laparoscopic surgery is increasingly performed for benign gynecologic ovarian tumors in Japan. Laparoscopic surgery for obese patients is sometimes challenging due to their increased abdominal wall thickness. The aim of this st…

Tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) is a late complication of pelvic inflammatory disease. Its diagnosis is difficult because it is occasionally accompanied by atypical symptoms such as abdominal pain and fever. A 45-year-old married woman presented…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Patients with high postoperative C-reactive protein levels are known to have a high risk of complications such as intestinal injuries than those with low levels. However, the factors that influence postoperative C…

Although robotic and laparoscopic total hysterectomies are widely used as minimally invasive procedures, consensus on which is superior regarding lesser postoperative pain is lacking. This study determines whether there is a difference in t…

Decidualized ovarian endometrioma is a rare phenomenon that occurs during pregnancy. A 43-year-old pregnant woman with an endometriotic cyst increased owing to desmoplasia presented to us urgently with abdominal pain and was performed a ces…

Abstract Background/Objective: Although robotic and laparoscopic total hysterectomies are widely used as minimally invasive procedures, consensus on which is superior regarding lesser postoperative pain is lacking. Thisstudy determines whet…

We present a case of endometrial cancer detected incidentally after a total laparoscopic hysterectomy for adenomyosis. A 45-year-old woman was referred to our department with the chief complaint of hypermenorrhea, abnormal genital bleeding,…