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- Hisayuki Kaseki 12
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age globally and is a leading cause of chronic pelvic pain and infertility. Accurate classification is essential for preoperative diagnosis, surgical…
PROBLEM: In women of reproductive age, endometriosis may contribute to dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic pain, dyspareunia, infertility, adenomyosis, and endometrial ovarian cyst (EOC). Recent studies have shown that chronic inflammation occurs …
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the NMS-E represents a valuable preoperative diagnostic tool for endometriosis, effectively correlating with the disease's severity and surgical outcomes. Incorporating the NMS-E into clinical pra…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a multifaceted gynecological condition that poses diagnostic challenges and affects a significant number of women worldwide, leading to pain, infertility, and a reduction in patient quality of life (QoL). Tradit…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis has several clinical features, including dysmenorrhea, infertility, and endometrioma (EMO). Although oxidative stress status is closely related to endometriosis, it is unclear how the balance between oxidative stre…
Endometriosis-associated pain is an essential factor in deciding surgical indications of endometriosis. However, there is no quantitative method to diagnose the intensity of local pain in endometriosis (especially deep endometriosis). This …
BACKGROUND: Accurate diagnosis of retroflexed uterus in daily practice is essential because this condition is related to pelvic pain and deep endometriosis. Uterine flexion can be measured by transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS), a cost-effe…
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to assess the potential risk factors for abscess development in patients with endometrioma who present with an acute abdomen. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 51 …
A 31-year-old nulliparous Japanese woman visited the clinic due to worsening dysmenorrhea. A cystic endometriotic lesion was found in the vesico-uterine pouch. Laparoscopic surgery was chosen due to the severe dysmenorrhea. Her first oocyte…
PurposeTo analyze the usefulness of intravaginal insemination (IVI) for the infertility treatment in couples with sexual dysfunction before applying assisted reproductive technology (ART).MethodsAmong 208 couples who presented sexual dysfun…
Abstract Aim To investigate the accuracy and clinical value of an adhesion scoring system using transvaginal ultrasonography for endometriotic adhesion. Methods In this prospective observational study, we included 131 patients with endometr…
We describe 2 cases of abdominal wall endometriosis, a condition that usually occurs in surgical scars from previous cesarean sections and presents as a mass with cyclic pain and swelling. Wide local excision with clear margins seems to be …
Fallopian tube cytology has been used as a useful tool in the diagnosis of infertility. In this study, we developed an intra-fallopian tube cell collection method with the simultaneous use of a laparoscope and hysteroscope, and examined its…