STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe Higuchi's transverse incision and a modification of this method for reduced port surgery (RPS). DESIGN: Descriptive study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENTS: Those with ovarian cyst and uterine myoma. I…
We briefly share our experience of using the silent mentor program in the Medical Simulation Center (MSC) of Tzu Chi University (TCU), Hualien, Taiwan, to improve our minimally invasive surgical level and patient's safety. The silent mentor…
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Despite the benefits of laparoscopic surgery, which is being performed with increasing frequency, complications that do not occur during laparotomy are sometimes encountered. Such complications commonly occur during the ini…
Among diseases causing acute lower abdominal pain in women, isolated fallopian tube torsion is very rare, with an annual prevalence of 1 in 1.5 million. Because it has fewer findings on imaging compared to adnexal torsion, the correct diagn…
Cervical atresia is a Müllerian duct system anomaly, and it is often associated with vaginal aplasia. We report the case of a 17-year-old girl who presented with primary amenorrhea and cyclical abdominal pain, and was diagnosed with cervica…
Choriocarcinoma is a rare pregnancy-related malignancy. The majority is arising from non-molar pregnancy. Here we report a patient who was diagnosed with postmolar choriocarcinoma after an interval of 7 years. Before surgery, we suspected t…
The majority of cases of symptomatic hydrosalpinx needing treatment are caused by sexually transmitted diseases. However, here, we present a rare case of a hydrosalpinx occurring in a sexually-inactive adolescent girl successfully treated w…
INTRODUCTION: The incidence of extrauterine pregnancy increases to 2-12% following in vitro fertilization -embryo transfer. Several pathogenic theories have been suggested, including abnormal hormonal secretion or exogenous hormones adminis…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To introduce the innovative surgical procedure of treating benign uterine pathology with subtotal hysterectomy by natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES). DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: …
Cervical agenesis is very rare congenital disorder case with cervical not formed. Because of cervical clogged so that menstruation can not be drained. We Report the case of a19 years old women still single with endometrioma, hematometra, ce…
Ureteral involvement is rare, with an estimated frequency of 10-14% in cases of deep infiltrating endometriosis. An important complication of ureteral involvement is asymptomatic loss of renal function. We reported that a 49-year-oId woman …
A uterine artery pseudoaneurysm (UAP) can occur after a traumatic event to the uterus, and cause massive bleeding. A uterine manipulator has been widely used for gynecologic laparoscopic surgery as basically an atraumatic instrument. We des…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of vaginal vault drainage after complicated singleport access laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (SPA-LAVH). DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Ulsan University Hos…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of removal of coexisting adenomyosis on fertility outcomes in women with rectovaginal endometriosis. DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study. SETTING: A general hospital. PATIENTS: A total of 190 wome…