Ovarian cancer is the most deadly gynecologic cancer, a fact which is attributable to poor early detection and survival once the disease has reached advanced stages. Intraoperative laparoscopic volume holographic imaging has the potential to provide simultaneous visualization of surface and subsurface structures in ovarian tissues for improved assessment of developing ovarian cancer. In this ex...

BACKGROUND Ovarian failure has been reported to occur in female cancer survivors who had received spinal radiation as children. We aimed to determine whether laparoscopic unilateral oophoropexy prior to radiotherapy effectively preserves ovarian function. METHODS In a retrospective analysis, the study group comprised girls, aged 18 and younger, who received spinal irradiation for a brain tumo...

Introduction: Transposition of the ovaries outside of the pelvis to protect them from pelvic radiation was initially described in 1958. The procedure is indicated in patients diagnosed with malignancies that require pelvic radiation, but not removal of the ovaries, as part of their treatment. It can be performed by laparotomy or laparoscopy, depending on gynecologist’s surgical skill. The aim o...

OBJECTIVE The true incidence of ovarian tumors in children is unknown. Few studies beyond case reports and case series have been published concerning pediatric ovarian tumors. Herein we review a large number of ovarian tumor cases. METHODS The charts of 203 patients who presented with adnexal masses were reviewed. RESULTS The patient's ranged in age from 2 to 18 years (mean = 15.6 years), w...

Laparoscopy has become the standard surgery for the treatment of benign ovarian tumors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the appropriateness of laparoscopy for ovarian tumors, including those with malignant potential. A total of 487 patients with adnexal masses underwent laparoscopic surgery in Social Insurance Chukyo Hospital from January 2000 to December 2012. We reviewed 471 cases that ...

This paper reports the feasibility of biopsy needle tract cauterization and cauterization monitoring using an embedded array of piezoceramic microheaters. Circular heaters of lead zirconate titanate (PZT-5A), with 200 μm diameter and 70-80 μm thickness, are fabricated using a batch mode micro ultrasonic machining process. These are then assembled into cavities in the walls of 20-gauge stainless...

A case of a patient with premature ovarian failure (POF) is discussed. Ovulation failed to occur for 5 years by gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) and human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) treatment following estrogen-progesterone replacement therapy. After laparoscopic ovarian biopsy, ovulation was successfully induced by hMG, although gonadotropins were not suppressed enough, and th...

A laparoscopic approach was used in four infants with antenatally diagnosed ovarian cysts requiring surgical intervention. Operating time ranged from 60 to 90 minutes, there were no intraoperative or postoperative complications, and all infants were discharged within 23 hours after surgery. If performed by experienced practitioners, microendoscopy is an alternative to laparotomy in neonates req...

BACKGROUND The aim of the current clinical study was to evaluate the in vivo fluorescence detection of ovarian carcinoma metastases in a second-look laparoscopic procedure after intraperitoneally applied 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA). METHODS Five hours before laparoscopic surgery, ALA was applied intraperitoneally via short infusion in a concentration of 30 mg/kg bodyweight in a sterile, 1% so...

With the increasing popularity of robotically assisted procedures, new indications for robotically assisted surgery are being examined. Although open and laparoscopic surgical management of intermittent ureteral obstruction from ovarian vein syndrome has been reported previously, we report the first use of robotic assistance for ureterolysis and ovarian vein excision.