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The case report describes the management of endometriotic cysts in a woman taking adjuvant tamoxifen. A diagnosis of endometriosis was made at the age of 38, and the condition was initially managed with a low-dose estrogen-progestogen combi…
BackgroundHorseshoe kidney is one of the most common congenital renal fusion anomalies and is characterized by abnormalities in the position, rotation, vascular supply, and ureteral anatomy of the kidney. When performing surgery for colorec…
BackgroundMatrix-producing carcinoma (MPC) is a rare tumor accounting for 0.1% of all breast cancers. Although MPC is usually triple-negative breast cancer, there have been few reports of preoperative chemotherapy for MPC that is considered…
Lobular endocervical glandular hyperplasia (LEGH) was first reported as a benign proliferative disorder of the uterine cervix. However, it currently remains unclear whether it has the biological characteristics of pyloric metaplasia or prec…
A 41-year-old woman presented with severe lower abdominal pain. She had a history of 2 cesarean deliveries. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a 4.3 × 4.6 × 4.8-cm mass on the urinary bladder dome. Preoperative diagnosis was invasive…
OBJECTIVE: To define diagnostic criteria for juvenile cystic adenomyoma (JCA), describe the histologic features of the condition and evaluate laparoscopic excision for treating associated dysmenorrhea and pelvic pain. DESIGN: Prospective l…
PURPOSE: To evaluate the usefulness of MRI jelly method (jelly method). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-five patients (32.7 +/- 5 years old) with endometriosis, treated with laparoscopic surgery between January and June 2005 with preoperative…
ObjectiveTo explore diaphragmatic lesions that are potentially associated with catamenial pneumothorax by using an advanced flexible laparoscope with wide optic angle.DesignCase report.SettingUniversity hospital.Patient(s)A 30-year-old woma…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: A questionnaire survey of patients discharged after laparoscopic surgery was performed to investigate and analyze the recovery of activity of daily living (ADL) 1 month after surgery. DESIGN: Retrospective study (Canadian …
To investigate expression of estrogen receptors (ER) and progesterone receptors (PR) in smooth muscle metaplasia (SMM) outside the endometriotic foci of rectovaginal endometriosis (RVE). One hundred and ninety-five specimens were obtained f…
Study objectiveTo evaluate a novel method of laparoscopic adenomyomectomy.DesignProspective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-3).SettingUniversity-affiliated hospital.PatientsFourteen women with adenomyosis.InterventionLaparoscop…
BACKGROUND: The objectives were to observe the clinical course of patients who underwent laparoscopic cystectomy (LC) using transvaginal ultrasonography. METHOD: The definition of "recurrence" was to detect a diffuse, hypoechoic area whose…
Endometriosis is common in women of childbearing age, while severe intestinal endometriosis requiring bowel resection is relatively rare. Intestinal endometriosis has recently been managed laparoscopically. We report the case of a 38-year-o…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the usefulness of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) jelly method as a preoperative diagnostic means for patients with rectovaginal endometriosis. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(…
We report a case of perihepatic adhesion due to severe endometriosis.
AIMS: This study examined whether or not a decrease in bone mineral density (BMD) induced by the use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) during sexual maturation is affected by vitamin D receptor and/or estrogen receptor gene …
Rectovaginal (RV) endometriosis presents with a nodular lesion composed of fibromuscular and endometriotic tissue, and the fibromuscular tissue is the major component in the severe stage. The purpose of our study was to examine the extendin…
ObjectiveTo assess the indications and limits of laparoscopic myomectomies (LM).MethodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of 89 consecutive cases of LM. Our LM procedures were as follows: Diluted vasopressin was injected into the myoma c…
Abstract Objective: In order to assess the endocrinological changes associated with 2 types of low‐dose GnRH agonists depot as well as their clinical efficacy, we performed a randomized prospective comparison study of patients having uterin…
Study objectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of ketamine compared with fentanyl as analgesia or sedation for microlaparoscopy.DesignProspective, randomized study (Canadian Task Force classification I).SettingUniversity-affiliated hospital.P…
OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence and causes of endometrioma-associated tubo-ovarian abscesses (TOAs) and ovarian abscesses. METHODS: The medical records of 6,557 gynecologic inpatients were reviewed, and the data were analyzed using t…
Study objectiveTo evaluate the effect of fibrin glue on the formation of adhesions after laparoscopic excision of endometriomas.DesignProspective case series.SettingDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology at a university-affiliated hospital…