Michiko Kodama

BACKGROUND: The benefit of routine prophylactic antibiotics for clean laparoscopic adnexal surgery remains unclear. We evaluated whether pre-incision cefazolin reduces the incidence of 30-day surgical site infections (SSIs), and we identifi…

IMPORTANCE: Kawasaki disease is a leading cause of acquired heart disease among children in high-income countries, but potential associations between fertility treatments and Kawasaki disease remain unknown, despite both becoming increasing…

Intramural pregnancy (IMP) is an extremely rare form of ectopic pregnancy (EP), typically associated with previous uterine trauma, adenomyosis, or assisted reproductive technology (ART), such as embryo transfer (ET). Despite its potentially…

Adolescent-onset endometriosis is increasingly recognized as a distinct clinical challenge. It often requires years to achieve a diagnosis, leading to prolonged physical and psychological distress and significantly impairing quality of life…

Ovarian hemorrhage during antithrombotic therapy is sometimes difficult to manage. A 38-year-old woman, diagnosed with Marfan syndrome and implanted with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and taking aspirin and warfarin potassium, had…

BACKGROUND: This study assesses the feasibility of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for well-selected epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) patients. METHODS: We performed a review of data prospectively collected from a single center from 2017 t…

PROBLEM: The pathogenesis of endometriosis remains unclear. Endometrial cells in retrograde menstruation are considered the source of endometriosis; therefore, we hypothesized that the eutopic endometrium may provide clues regarding the pat…

BACKGROUND: Preoperative anemia affects perioperative outcomes and often causes fatigue and psychological disorders. Therefore, anemia should be treated before a patient undergoes surgery. Ninjin'yoeito (NYT), a Japanese Kampo medicine comp…

Abstract Objective: Circulating cell-free tumor DNA (ctDNA) is fragmented DNA released from cancer cells into the circulation. Technological development of digital PCR allows us to detect a small quantity of ctDNA in the circulation, sugges…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of administration of dienogest to thin the endometrium before hysteroscopic surgery and to evaluate the surgical outcome. DESIGN: Retrospective clinical study (Canadian Task Force classification…

A 40-year-old woman suffered from severe bladder endometriosis involving the bladder trigone and left urethral orifice. Severe dysmenorrhea, lower urinary tract symptoms (pollakiurea and discomfort while urinating) were the chief complaints…