We report a case of robot-assisted total hysterectomy in a patient with extremely rare pelvic anatomy. Robot-assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy was performed for lobular endocervical glandular hyperplasia on the left side of the uterus. The sigmoid colon was present between the two uterine corpora of a uterine didelphys and was attached to the bladder via the mesentery and fat.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUterine adenomyosis is an estrogen-dependent tumor and one of the most common benign diseases in sexually mature women. The frequency of endometrial cancer associated with adenomyosis has been reported to be 18%-66%. On the other hand, endometrial cancer arising in adenomyosis (EC-AIA) is extremely rare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate the efficacy of two progestins, levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) and dienogest (DNG), for adenomyosis.
Methods: This study enrolled 157 women with adenomyosis, randomized to either LNG-IUS ( = 76) or DNG ( = 81) groups as a controlled clinical trial for 72 months. Participants were classified by three different localizations of adenomyosis: diffuse, focal, and extrinsic.
Background: We evaluated the necessity of urinary trypsin inhibitor for patients with threatened premature labor.
Methods: We enrolled 146 women with singleton pregnancies who were treated for threatened premature labor as inpatients. The uterine cervical length of each patient was ≤ 25 mm at 22-35 weeks of gestation on transvaginal ultrasonography.