Tae‐Joong Kim

The purpose of this study was to compare single-port access (SPA) laparoscopy and SPA robot assisted laparoscopy (RAL) for endometriosis with respect to ovarian reserve preservation and surgical outcomes. Clinical factors affecting any redu…

Objective: To evaluate feasibility and safety of hysterectomy and adnexal procedures by vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES). Study Design: This is a prospective observational study at a tertiary center and teach…

Endometriosis is a chronic gynecologic disorder characterized by chronic pelvic pain and infertility that affects approximately 11% of reproductive-aged women. Medical or surgical treatment is essential to manage symptoms and reduce recurre…

Extra pelvic endometriosis is considered to be rare. This paper reports a case of catamenial hemoptysis accompanied by subcutaneous endometriosis in 26-year-old woman. A computed tomography scan of the chest revealed a focal ground-glass op…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this investigation is to compare outcomes of patients according to the presence of cancer arising from endometriosis in ovarian clear cell carcinoma (CCC) and endometrioid carcinoma (EC). METHODS: This study retrospect…

Introduction: This video shows single-port retroperitoneal hysterectomy (SP-rH) with EnSeal® device. Ligation of the uterine artery is the key procedure of single-port laparoscopic hysterectomy (SP-H). Ureteral injury followed by extensive …

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to determine the feasibility of retroperitoneal hysterectomy by laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) and to suggest technical tips. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study is a prospective singl…

To avoid improper tumor volume contouring in radiation therapy (RT) and other invasive procedures, we report a case of uterine adenomyosis showing increased (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake on positron emission tomography (PET)/compute…