Taisuke Iwata

This study compared surgical approaches and perioperative outcomes of nerve-sparing modified radical hysterectomy (NSmRH) for deep endometriosis (DE) using the da Vinci SP and Xi systems. This retrospective cohort study included consecutive…

Minimally invasive surgery, especially laparoscopic surgery, remains the standard treatment for endometriosis; however, robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) is also gaining adoption. Several meta-analyses have reported comparable perioperative ou…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Fluorescence imaging using indocyanine green (ICG) has recently gained widespread use in gynecologic surgery and is considered a useful method for facilitation of ureteric identification and dissection during deep endometri…

Identification and preservation of pelvic autonomic nerves is essential for preventing postoperative functional disorders during surgery for deep endometriosis (DE); however, nerve-sparing surgery in patients with severe fibrosis and cul-de…