Choi HJ

Introduction Anemia, particularly iron deficiency anemia, is prevalent among reproductive-aged women and often linked to benign gynecologic disorders such as leiomyoma and adenomyosis. While anemia is a recognized contributor to hemodynami…

Recent advances in structural biology have profoundly enhanced our understanding of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), providing detailed molecular insights into their activation and ligand recognition. Here, in this Review, we explore th…

We describe a case of adenomyosis that reduced in size in a patient with lymphoma on receiving chemotherapy. A 48-year-old woman with worsening left flank pain was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma. [ 18 F]FDG PET/CT revealed multiple hype…

Spinal extradural arachnoid cyst (SEAC) is a rare disease and has surgical challenges because of the critical surrounding anatomy. We describe the rare case of a 58-year-old woman who underwent extradural cyst total excision with dural repa…

Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease defined as the growth of endometrial tissues outside the uterus. Although the mechanism underlying the progression of endometriosis has not been fully elucidated, cancer-like aerobic glycolysi…

Mechanistic understanding of germ cell formation at a genome-scale level can aid in developing novel therapeutic strategies for infertility. Germ cell formation is a complex process that is regulated by various mechanisms, including epigene…

Endometriosis is a disease characterized by implants of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity and is strongly associated with infertility. Focal adhesion of endometrial tissue to the peritoneum is an indication of incipient endometr…

ObjectiveTo examine the effectiveness of proximal tube destruction at the uterine cornu by additional application of a sealing device.MethodsA single-center randomized trial was conducted on 40 patients receiving a laparo-endoscopic single-…

Florid cystic endosalpingiosis (FCE) is a rare type of endosalpingiosis that presents as a mass-like lesion. Here we report an unusual case of FCE associated with a retroperitoneal leiomyoma. A 46-year old female presented with a palpable a…

Endometriosis is the abnormal growth of endometrial cells outside the uterus, causing pelvic pain and infertility. Furthermore, adhesion of endometrial tissue fragments to pelvic mesothelium is required for the initial step of endometriosis…

Ascites in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients has a variety of etiologies, which usually require different treatment options. Our case was a 22-year-old patient with an unusual combination of ascites, uterine leiomyoma and SLE. The…

BackgroundMicroRNA (miRNA) expression is known to be deregulated in cervical carcinomas. However, no data is available about the miRNA expression pattern for the minimal deviation adenocarcinoma (MDA) of uterine cervix. We sought to detect …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to characterize primary cells from extrauterine carcinosarcoma (CS) and to establish a primary CS xenograft mouse model. METHODS: Primary cells were isolated from a patient with CS and cu…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and complications of uterine artery embolization (UAE) in women with large fibroid tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 2005 to February 2011, 323 patients underwent UAE for symptomati…

ObjectiveTo clinically analyze cases of ectopic ovarian pregnancy and to generate data regarding the evaluation and management of suspected ectopic ovarian pregnancies.Study designWe retrospectively analyzed 49 ovarian pregnancies that were…

Curcumin, a naturally occurring polyphenolic compound from Curcuma longa, has long been used in folk medicine as an antiinflammatory remedy in Asian countries. Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological inflammatory disorder in which immune s…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate pregnancy outcomes subsequent to ovarian pregnancy treated by surgery. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted of ovarian pregnancies that were treated by surgery at a hospital in Korea between January 199…

ObjectiveWe wanted to evaluate the diagnostic value of serum CA-125 concentration, when used in combination with the preoperative contrast-enhanced CT results, to differentiate borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs) from stage I malignant epithel…

Primary endometrioid adenocarcinoma developed at urethrovaginal septum has not been reported. A 61-yr-old woman presented with recurrent urinary tract infection. She had received hormone replacement treatment with estrogen and progesterone …

ObjectiveTo evaluate the CT findings of ruptured corpus luteal cysts.Materials and methodsSix patients with a surgically proven ruptured corpus luteal cyst were included in this series. The prospective CT findings were retrospectively analy…