Mari Kitade

OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively evaluate the clinical features, perioperative findings, and long-term outcomes of patients who underwent bowel resection for intestinal endometriosis, and to clarify diagnostic and therapeutic challenges with t…

AIM: To evaluate the incidence of tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) in patients with ovarian endometrioma (OE) undergoing infertility treatment and to describe treatment approaches and clinical outcomes, including transvaginal ultrasound-guided dr…

INTRODUCTION: While intestinal obstruction is common, intestinal endometriosis is relatively rare, making its etiology still poorly understood. We report a case of rectal obstruction caused by intestinal endometriosis with a frozen pelvis, …

AIM: We aimed to describe the clinical presentation, operative or medical management, and postoperative recurrence of bladder endometriosis (BE). METHODS: We conducted a national survey to investigate BE cases from 2006 to 2016 in Japan. H…

The aim of this publication is to disseminate the clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of intestinal, bladder/ureteral, thoracic and umbilical endometriosis, already published in Japanese, to non-Japanese speakers. For developing …

Aim: A multicenter, retrospective survey was conducted in order to investigate the current clinical status of adenomyosis in Japan. Methods: The questionnaires covered the management of infertile women with adenomyosis and the outcomes of i…

Purpose: To investigate the impact of adenomyosis on the complications and outcomes of pregnancy in Japan. Methods: We carried out a multicenter retrospective questionnaire survey. A questionnaire regarding pregnancy complications and the o…

BACKGROUND: Ovarian endometriomas affect a substantial proportion of women of reproductive age who may have a potential risk of diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) after ovarian cystectomy. Here, we investigated the risk factors for pre-surgic…

症例は34歳，女性．開腹歴はなく，30歳時に子宮内膜症の診断を受けたことがあった．腹痛を主訴に前医を受診し，腸閉塞の診断で入院となり，イレウス管による保存的治療が施行された．小腸造影検査で回腸末端に狭窄像を認め，骨盤MRI検査では腸管子宮内膜症による小腸狭窄が強く疑われた．腸閉塞症状が軽快した後，精査加療目的で当院に紹介となった．回腸子宮内膜症に対してホルモン療法後に，腹腔鏡下手術を施行した．腹腔内を観察すると後膣円蓋と直腸前壁に子宮内膜症による軽度の癒着を認めた．また，回腸…

Study question: To compare the pregnancy rate in patients submitted to FET (Frozen Embryos Transfer) of cleavage stage embryos (Group 1), or at the blastocyst stage (Group 2). Summary answer: Our data showed that the transfer of frozen blas…

AIM: The rate of oocyte decline follows a biphasic pattern, characterized by acceleration between 32 and 38 years old. Ovarian reserve is also affected by external factors, including ovarian disease and iatrogenic damage. The aim of this st…

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…