Toshio Igarashi

We report a case of treatment of active bleeding from endometriotic lesion around the broad ligament of the uterus that occurred during hysteroscopic surgery. A 35-year-old woman, gravida 0, was diagnosed with submucosal myoma. Although she…

In general, acute abdominal pain due to ovarian endometrioma is strongly associated with ovarian cyst rupture, as a result of adhesions to tissues around the cyst, especially the broad ligament. Therefore, the choice between surgery or pall…

Background Among several theories explaining the pathogenesis of endometriosis, Sampson's theory seems to be the most reliable and popular. However, this theory does have some problems. First, the onset of endometriosis is not as common as …

PROBLEM: In the quest for possible involvement of stem cell factor (SCF), a cytokine known to have multiple effects, in the pathogenesis of endometriosis, we evaluated concentrations of SCF in peritoneal fluid (PF) of women with or without …

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) has been suggested as a possible etiologic factor for endometriosis, a condition in which endometrium-like tissues are present outside the uterus. The prevailing view pertaining to the origin of en…