Shigeo Akira
ORCID: 0000-0001-7646-2656
· 34 papers in corpus
observational
2013
Our previous genome-wide association study has demonstrated that single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in intronic and downstream regions of IL1A (interleukin 1α) were associated with the risk of endometriosis. These SNPs on the ge…
case-report
2013
Minimally invasive surgery is widely used in gynecology. Women who seek a cosmetic advantage (i.e., concealed scars) choose minimally invasive surgery. Although laparoendoscopic single-site surgery could be an ideal solution, some of our pa…
observational
2013
AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the cut-off age of the risk factors for postoperative recurrence of ovarian endometriomas and to evaluate the end-points of follow-up after laparoscopic excision of ovarian endometriomas. MATERIAL A…
observational
2013
AIM: The aim of this study was to observe the insides of the fallopian tubes of patients with unilateral or bilateral endometriomas by using salpingoscopy and evaluate the inner cavity of the fallopian tubes according to our original scorin…
observational
2010
A new evaluation score that uses salpingoscopy to reflect fallopian tube function in infertile women
OBJECTIVE: To build an evaluation scoring system using the results of salpingoscopy, and to evaluate the relationship between this scoring system and the outcome of pregnancy. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Sugiyama Clinic. INTERV…
case-report
2010
A 33-year-old woman was referred to us by the department of urology because of cyclic bladder pain during menstruation. Cystoscopy showed a 3.5-cm-diameter tumor in the bladder mucosa, and a biopsy showed chronic cystitis. Transvaginal ultr…
observational
2009
BACKGROUND: The usefulness of long-term, low-dose gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa; buserelin acetate) therapy, so-called draw-back therapy, for the treatment of adenomyosis was investigated not. MATERIAL/METHODS: A retrospect…
case-report
2009
We report the case of a patient with adenomyosis complicated by deep vein thrombosis in whom low-dose gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) therapy was useful as a uterus-conserving therapeutic option. The patient was a 34-year-old…
review
2000
There are three types of endoscopic surgery in obstetrics and gynecology: laparoscopy; hysteroscopy; and salpingoscopy. The main indications for laparoscopic surgery are myoma uteri, ovarian tumors, ectopic pregnancy, infertility, and endom…