Chang DY

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether there are neurofilament (NF)-positive nerve fibers in the eutopic endometrium of patients with myoma and endometriosis by using stromal cell culture and to verify whether progesterone has an effect on the NF-p…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the outcome of myoma enucleation by morcellation while it is attached to the uterus (in situ morcellation) in laparoscopic myomectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 82 patients diagnosed with myoma or adenomyosis…

OBJECTIVE: With improvements in immunosuppression and surgical techniques, more women are undergoing kidney transplantation (KT) for management of end-stage renal disease. Location of the transplanted pelvic kidney and transplanted ureter m…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of NF-kappaB during the induction of COX-2 by TNF-alpha in the eutopic endometrium of women with and without endometriosis using stromal cell culture. STUDY DESIGN: Experimental study in cultured stromal c…

Study objectiveTo estimate whether laparoscopic in situ morcellation (LISM) can facilitate laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) for large uteri.DesignProspective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-1).SettingUniversity…

BACKGROUND: To study if there are specific problems in laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) for a certain weight of bulky uteri and the strategies to overcome such problems. METHODS: One hundred and eighty-one women with my…

BACKGROUND: This study demonstrated a method to prevent bladder injury during laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) to patients with vesicocervical adhesion after previous cesarean deliveries. METHODS: Between July 2004 and…

AIM: To evaluate a strategy for successful laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) in patients with extensive pelvic adhesion. METHODS: Two hundred and thirty-six patients who underwent LAVH at National Taiwan University Hospital …

PROBLEM: To determine the effects of macrophage on endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) in women with adenomyosis. METHOD OF STUDY: Eutopic endometrium was obtained and separated into single ESC in 10 women with adenomyosis (study group) and 1…

Study objectiveTo evaluate the clinical outcomes of uterine artery ligation through retrograde tracking of the umbilical ligament (RUL) in laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH).DesignProspective study (Canadian Task Force classi…

Adenomyosis confined to the broad ligament is extremely rare. Herein we present a case of adenomyosis in the broad ligament with unusual gross features. This 41-year-old woman had been on tamoxifen therapy for 3 years due to breast cancer. …