Masahiko Umemoto

Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist(GnRHa) therapy for endometriosis is rarely used for long periods of time because it leads to decreased bone density and menopausal syndrome.Here, we describe a patient with severe endometriosis who un…

INTRODUCTION: Uterine myoma and uterine adenomyosis frequently occur in sexually mature women. Total hysterectomy is the treatment of choice when the symptoms are severe. To select an operative procedure from abdominal, vaginal, and laparos…

Objective: Total vaginal hysterectomy (TVH) and total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) are presently the standard procedures for total hysterectomy. Since the advent of laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH), our institution has …

OBJECTIVES: Total hysterectomy procedures include total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH), total vaginal hysterectomy (TVH), and laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH). Our institution has introduced LAVH as a preferred option to …

INTRODUCTION: While total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) and total vaginal hysterectomy (TVH) are conventional procedures, we have actively introduced laparoscopically-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) since its advent. This study was the …