Takahashi K
ORCID: 0000-0003-4105-6062
· 85 papers in corpus
observational
2001
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate clinical features and biologic behavior of ovarian cancer that might be closely related to endometrioma and/or endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING: …
other
2001
It is well known that the number of peritoneal macrophages is increased in patients with pelvic endometriosis. We measured the concentration of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in…
nonrandomized-trial
2001
PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between serum prolactin levels in the midluteal phase and the prognosis of pregnancy after IVF-ET. DESIGN: Prospective study; SETTING: Shimane Medical University Hospital; PATIENTS: 29 patients co…
case-report
2001
A 52-year-old woman suffered from acute massive myocardial infarction in association with a large thrombus in the ascending aorta. She was a moderate smoker and was taking hormone supplement therapy for menopausal hormone insufficiency and …
case-report
1999
A 55-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for evaluation of a lower abdominal mass. Menopause had occurred at age 52 years. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a partially solid right ovarian tumor, an appearance su…
case-report
1999
This is a report of a live birth after conservative surgery for severe adenomyosis following diagnosis by MRI and therapy with GnRH-a. A 33-year-old gravida 1 para 1 woman with a 5-year history of secondary infertility received a gonadotrop…
case-report
1998
We report the first known case of right endometrial cyst and multiple uterine leiomyomata complicated by an ovarian granulosa cell tumour of adult type. A 42 year old woman had an adult type left granulosa cell tumour. Laparoscopy 13 years …
case-report
1996
We report here a case in which for hemoptysis during menstruation (catamenial hemoptysis) right middle lobectomy was performed thoracoscopically under a preoperative diagnosis of pulmonary endometriosis with a successful outcome. The patien…
lab-animal
1996
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of serum from infertile and fertile patients with endometriosis on the development of 2-cell mouse embryos. PATIENTS: Serum was obtained from 26 infertile patients and 8 fertile patients with endometriosis…
nonrandomized-trial
1996
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and serum levels of CA-125 can be used to evaluate patients with endometriomas before initiating medical treatment. DESIGN: Comparative study before and after medical treatme…
other
1996
To determine whether the cyst fluid characteristics of endometrioma can be evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), 36 endometriomas obtained from 24 patients (age range 21-43 years; mean 34 years) were studied. MRI was performed < 2 …
other
1996
OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to investigate the usefulness of MRI in predicting the response of endometriomas to hormone therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: MRI and laparoscopy at the onset of treatment and follow-up MRI after 6 months of hormone t…
nonrandomized-trial
1996
We evaluated the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for assessing the response of patients with endometriomas to medical therapy. MRI was performed before and after treatment in 20 consecutive patients with at least one endometr…
case-report
1994
We report a case of endometrioma in the pelvic cavity. A 41-year-old woman presented with a peculiar periodic sciatica associated with her menses. Computed tomography showed an oval-shaped mass in the pelvic cavity compressing the right sci…
nonrandomized-trial
1994
OBJECTIVE: To assess the usefulness of fat-saturated magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for detecting small endometrial implants. DESIGN: Prospective evaluation by conventional and fat-saturated MR imaging. SETTING: Shimane Medical Universit…
nonrandomized-trial
1994
Assisted hatching (AHA) techniques were used in 67 patients who had repeatedly failed to achieve conception by conventional IVF-ET in spite of replacement by good quality embryos. The age of the female patients ranged from 28 to 44 years an…
diagnostic-accuracy
1993
Fat-saturation magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for detection and characterization of pelvic endometriosis was prospectively investigated in 35 women with a clinical diagnosis of the disease. Large endometrioma was diagnosed when the lesion …
case-report
1993
observational
1992
In order to study the effect of peritoneal macrophages (M phi) on conception in patients with endometriosis, the total numbers of peritoneal M phi and the proportion of the exudate type, defined on the basis of ultracytochemical localizatio…
diagnostic-accuracy
1992
CA-125 levels in menstrual discharge were determined in 55 patients with chronic pelvic pain to evaluate whether this test would be useful in differentiating between pelvic pain due to endometriosis and other causes. Of the 28 women with en…
case-report
1992
Preoperative MRI using fat-saturation technique was performed in a patient with endometriosis. Endometrial implants as small as 3 mm were accurately diagnosed by MRI. The fat-saturation technique is useful for diagnosing small endometrioma.
other
1992
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of serum obtained before and after treatment for endometriosis on in vitro development of two-cell mouse embryos. DESIGN: Pretreatment and post-treatment comparison of mouse embryo development in serum sup…
observational
1992
OBJECTIVE: To study the reaction pattern of acrosome reaction in human semen and correlate it to the results of in vitro fertilization (IVF). DESIGN: The percentage of acrosome-reacted spermatozoa of 41 IVF semen samples was determined aft…
case-report
1992
case-report
1991
A 30-year-old infertile women with stage IV endometriosis was treated initially with endoscopic surgery, danazol and intrauterine insemination to no avail. Before starting ovulation induction for in vitro fertilization, transvaginal sonogra…