Mi Kyoung Kim

Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety of postoperative in vitro fertilization (IVF) for atypical endometriosis (AE) in terms of ovarian endometrioma recurrence and development of endometriosis-related ovarian ca…

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the impact of robotic (RO) versus laparoscopic single-site ovarian cystectomy (LO) on ovarian reserve, as measured by changes in anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels. Methods: A total of 43 women under…

In this study, we aimed to demonstrate the feasibility and safety of navigating the ureters, middle sacral artery (MSA), and superior hypogastric nerve (SHN) using indocyanine green (ICG) and near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging during…

PURPOSE: The aims of this study were to evaluate the cumulative recurrence, reoperation, and pregnancy rates after ovarian endometrioma surgery at a single institution for more than a 5-year follow-up period. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This st…

PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the cumulative recurrence rate and risk factors for recurrent abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) after surgical treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a single …

BACKGROUND: Ovarian "seromucinous carcinoma" has been recently removed in 2020 5th Edition of WHO classification of Female Genital Tumors and is considered as a subtype of endometrioid carcinoma with mucinous differentiation, while "seromuc…

We aimed to determine clinical factors predicting successful pregnancy by comparing pregnancy failure and success groups after adenomyomectomy. Additionally, we analyzed fertility outcomes after adenomyomectomy.The medical records of 43 pat…

OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to evaluate the clinical characteristics and recurrence rate of atypical endometriosis (AE)1 compared to typical endometriosis (TE) in addition to the malignant transformation rate among a large cohor…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Gasless laparoscopy is an alternative method to reduce the number of carbon dioxide (CO2)-insufflated, pneumoperitoneum-related problems including shoulder pain, postoperative nausea/vomiting, and decreased cardio…

The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of and risk factors for recurrence ovarian endometrioma after conservative surgery in patients aged 40-49 years. This retrospective, single-center study included 408 women between January 2008 …

We aimed to investigate the feasibility of robotic adenomyomectomy and compared surgical outcomes between laparoscopic and robotic approaches for adenomyomectomy.We retrospectively reviewed the data of women who were diagnosed with adenomyo…

This study aimed to determine whether the menstrual cycle affects operative bleeding and postoperative ovarian reserve in patients undergoing laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy. A total of 155 patients who had undergone laparoscopic ovarian cy…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cumulative recurrence rates of ovarian endometrioma among patients using a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) after conservative laparoscopic surgery. METHODS: A retrospective review was condu…

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).…

OBJECTIVE: Many studies have demonstrated that hydrosalpinx has a detrimental effect on the outcome of IVF. Treating hydrosalpinges prior to the IVF procedure in women with hydrosalpinges is thought to improve the likelihood of successful I…

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…

Objective: To investigate whether polymorphism of CYP17 gene is associated with the risk of advanced endometriosis in Korean women. Methods: The 194 endometriosis patients and 209 controls were enrolled. Blood samples were collected from 19…