Chi Feng Su

Kuang Tien General Hospital · Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Objective: This prospective study presents a preliminary result to compare the clinical efficacy of patients with stress urinary incontinence and mixed urinary incontinence using minimal invasive Er:YAG vaginal laser. Materials and methods: A total of 20 patients were included, in which were 10 patients with SUI and 10 patients with MUI (stress...

Many studies have demonstrated that combining nerve conduits with neural stem cells or growth factors can repair peripheral nerve injury in rodents. However, nerve damage does occur with longer gaps in human than in rodents, thus findings from rodent studies are difficult to translate to clinical practice. Minipigs have a longer gap that is more cl...

Primary vaginal melanoma is a rare mucosal neoplasm, which is more aggressive than cutaneous melanoma. Information regarding its morphologic patterns is limited. In particular, the rhabdoid phenotype, mostly observed in metastatic or recurrent cutaneous melanomas, has yet to be reported at this anatomic location. Hence, a potential diagnostic diffi...

Recent studies report a link between endometriosis and ovarian cancer (OC). Using a population-based cohort study to confirm the association between endometriosis and cancer is desirable. We thus examined the magnitude of the risks of OC, endometrial cancer (EC), breast cancer, colorectal cancer (CRC), and other cancers in women with newly diagnose...

OBJECTIVE: Recent studies report a link between endometriosis and ovarian cancer (OC). Using a population-based cohort study to confirm the association between endometriosis and cancer is desirable. We thus examined the magnitude of the risks of OC, endometrial cancer (EC), breast cancer, colorectal cancer (CRC), and other cancers in women with n...

Primary peritoneal cancers in pregnancy are rare. We report a case of metastatic peritoneal tumors associated with metastatic colon cancer and a primary peritoneal cancer in a 28-year-old, pregnant Taiwanese, P1. She had had some non-specific, but overlooked, gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms at her prenatal visits. Following cesarean delivery, she re...

We reviewed articles in the PubMed database which describe the results and outcome of a repeat midurethral synthetic sling (MUS), known as tension-free vaginal tape (TVT), or transobturator tape/tension-free vaginal tape obturator for prior MUS failure in patients who presented with persistent or recurrent stress urinary incontinence (SUI). We comb...

The aim of this study was to develop a mathematical equation to predict the birth weight during the second trimester at 20-24 weeks of gestation. In a university hospital, 110 healthy pregnant women were eligible for inclusion at 20-24 weeks of gestation. We recorded the maternal weight (pre-pregnancy, mid-pregnancy, and at delivery) and body mass...

This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of self-fashioned Gynemesh for the concomitant treatment of urinary incontinence and anterior vaginal wall prolapse, and the factors involved in mesh erosion. From March 2004 to September 2006, 65 women with urinary incontinence, with or without pelvic organ prolapse or prior surgery for prolap...

The aim of this study was to analyze the blood gas values of umbilical cord blood in newborns of first vaginal deliveries with or without obstetric interventions. In a prospective descriptive study conducted during the 6-month period from August 2003 through February 2004 at a university hospital, we analyzed the umbilical cord blood gas results of...

A 30-year-old, gravida 2, para 0 woman who had a history of a laparoscopic cornuostomy for a left interstitial pregnancy was admitted for a vaginal delivery due to labor pains at 40 weeks gestation. A prolonged placental delivery, persistent abdominal pain, and hemorrhagic shock were noted after the delivery of the infant. An emergency laparotomy w...

Primary malignant lymphoma of the female genital tract is extremely rare and no standard treatment has been established. The present patient is menopausal with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the uterine body, endocervix and parametrium. She underwent a simple total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, followed by treatment...

Steroid cell tumors are rare ovarian sex-cord stromal tumors with malignant potential. The majority of these tumors produce steroids with testosterone being the most common. The diagnosis of these rare tumors can be problematic especially in the case of a small nonpalpable ovarian tumor. A 41-year-old woman presented with the gradual onset of defem...

Abruptio placentae induced by acute pancreatitis during pregnancy is very rare. We present a pregnant woman with a series of complications due to acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Presented herein is a 21-year-old, nulliparous woman at 33 weeks' gestation. The initial episode of abdominal pain was thought to be acute appendicitis (which in actuality...

Objective To describe the management of bicornuate uterus with ipsilateral renal agenesis. Case Report Two patients were diagnosed with bicornuate uterus and ipsilateral renal agenesis; one of which was identified as bicornuate unicollis. Both patients were successfully treated with metroplasty. In one patient, the central myometrium was found to...

A new design of high power factor low cost electronic ballast with intelligent energy saving control for water-treatment system ultraviolet lamps (UVL) drive is described in this paper to obtain truly pure and safe drinking water. Accurate knowledge of the characteristics of the UVL is essential for the ballast design. An automatic identification s...