Jae Young Kwack

Vaginal hysterectomy remains the least invasive approach for benign gynecologic diseases, but has steadily declined due to limited surgical exposure during residency. Transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) has…

OBJECTIVE: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) for hysterectomy conventionally requires CO2 pneumoperitoneum via a transvaginal port, presenting challenges such as gas leakage and increased procedural complexity. We intr…

Abstract Background Because the surgical approach was in challenging, we adjusted adnomyomectomy in the single uterus of a patient with uterus didelphys and adenomyosis and this is the first reported case that was successfully treated. Case…

Background: Among the pregnancy complications after an adenomyomectomy, uterine rupture is fatal for both the mother and baby. There have been a few reports of uterine rupture during pregnancy related to adenomyosis or adenomyomectomy. Case…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Owing to the increasing trend of preserving fertility in adenomyomectomy, the need for laparoscopic adenomyomectomy has increased. This study aimed to introduce a new surgical technique, an advanced laparoscopic ad…

Background: Uterine adenomyosis is defined as the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue in the myometrium of the uterus and is a known cause of chronic pelvic pain, heavy menstrual bleeding, and subfertility. However, its pathogenesis is n…

AIMS: To evaluate the surgical outcomes of both approach methods (laparoscopy vs laparotomy) and to suggest the proper surgical approach according to type of uterine adenomyosis (focal vs diffuse). METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 224 …

A 31-year-old nulliparous woman with severe diffuse uterine adenomyosis, which replaced nearly the whole uterine myometrium, visited our hospital due to severe dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, and a desire to have a baby. The patient had a histor…