ObjectiveTo investigate the role of port-site bupivacaine hydrochloride injection in laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) as a means of postoperative umbilical pain alleviation.MethodsA total of 200 consecutive patients who underwent…
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the diagnostic performance of CA 125, HE4, and ROMA for ovarian cancer in Koreans and set optimal cutoffs. METHOD: Serum levels of HE4 and CA 125 and the ROMA score were determined in 762 patients with benign gyneco…
•Coelomic metaplasia is considered to be one of the mechanisms resulting in endometriosis.•Intense ceolomic metaplasia resulted in a uterine like mass (ULM) acquiring the structural integrity of a miniature uterus.•ULM might be considered a…
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the usefulness of CA125 levels in the differential diagnosis of adenomyosis and myoma. This has been addressed by few, if any, previous studies. STUDY DESIGN: Preoperative serum CA125 levels were measured in 2149 wo…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the diagnostic value of CT colonography for the detection of colorectal polyps. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From December 2004 to December 2005, 399 patients underwent CT colonography and follow-up conventional colonos…