A case of port site implantation of borderline mucinous tumor of ovary after the laparoscopic operation / 대한산부인과학회지

Borderline tumor of ovary is epithelial proliferation without stromal invasion, first reported by Taylor in 1929. Borderline ovarian tumor occurs in younger women and is detects in early stage. Laparosocopy is alternative treatment of younger women for postoperative quality of life because it reduces postoperative adhesion. But it is limited to incomplete staging, tumor cell dissemination and recurrence. We report a case of port site implantation of mucinous borderline tumor after the laparoscopic operation; usually recurrence of borderline tumors were occurred after ten or fifteen years later, this case a direct evidence of cause of metastasis after the laparoscopic operation.

A case of small bowel obstruction during pregnancy / 대한주산의학회잡지

Small bowel obstruction is an unusual complication of pregnancy, but it is associated with high fetal and maternal mortality. Diagnosis is often delayed due to confusion over symptoms by both the patient and physicians, because symptoms such as colicky abdominal pain, vomiting and constipation are all common at various stages of pregnancy. If is small bowel obstruction of gravid patient suspected, prompt abdominal radiological evaluation and surgical intervention to reduce both maternal and fetal mortality are warranted. We report a recently report a recently experienced case of small bowel obstruction with brief review of literatures.