OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical aspects of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) in patients with large adenomyosis associated with dysmenorrhea and/or heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB).…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare the operative outcomes of patients undergoing either single-port or multiport laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH). METHODS: Two hundred fifty-six women scheduled for LH for symptomatic myoma and/or adenomyosis from 8…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cumulative recurrence rate of endometriomas after a laparoscopic endometriotic cyst enucleation in adolescents and to find the factors associated with recurrence. DESIGN: A multicenter retrospective cohort …
The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS), originally designed for contraception, has since been applied to various gynecologic diseases. This article summarizes the current status of clinical applications of LNG-IUS to the…
OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the cumulative recurrence rate of endometrioma after a second-line, conservative, laparoscopic endometriotic cyst enucleation and to analyze the factors that influence the recurrence of endometrioma. STUDY …
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of single-port access total laparoscopic hysterectomy (SPA-TLH) for large uterus (>500 g). METHODS: A prospective data collection was performed in 21 consecutive patients in March 201…
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the outcomes of second round of fertility-sparing management using progestin in patients with recurrent endometrial cancer after successful fertility-sparing management using progestin. METHODS: We reviewed 45 patient…
Tuboovarian abscess occurred in pregnancy is a rare disease, especially which occurs after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) is extremely rare. It is also difficult in diagnosis, because of its low incidence and nonspecifi…
The objective of this study was to evaluate the degree of symptomatic relief obtained after treatment with magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery in patients with adenomyosis. Quality of life and pain assessment questionnaires…
Since Sampson first described the development of ovarian carcinoma in endometriosis in 1925, numerous case reports have documented the development of malignancies arising from foci of endometriosis. Clear cell carcinoma arising from endomet…
Objective : To evaluate the clinicopathologic characteristics of primary clear cell carcinoma of the ovary. Methods : From February, 1993 to February, 2003, thirty patients with clear cell carcinoma of the ovary were identified, who were tr…