Volume 54, Number 11, November 2009

669
Kosuke Yoshihara, M.D., Ph.D.,�Tetsuro Yahata, M.D., Ph.D.,� Katsunori Kashima, M.D., Ph.D.,�Takeaki Mikami�and�Kenichi Tanaka, M.D., Ph.D.
The 6 single nucleotide polymorphisms of ADIPOQ and ADIPOR1/2 were not associated with a risk of polycystic ovary syndrome, but the 45T>G single nucleotide polymorphism in the ADIPOQ may be related to insulin resistance in Japanese women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
 
 


675
Karen Brenot, D.O.,�and�Gregory L. Goyert, M.D.
The introduction of robotic surgery was associated with a significant decrease in the volume of hysterectomies performed by traditional techniques.
 
 


678
Hector O. Chapa, M.D.,�Gonzalo Venegas, M.D.,�Alfred G. Antonetti, M.D.,� Charles P. Van Duyne, M.D.,�Jeffrey Sandate, M.D.,�and�Ken Bakker
At 1 year after the procedure, the efficiency of in-office third-generation uterine balloon theraphy system was observed, with high amenorrhea rates and persistently decreased dysmenorrhea.
 
 


685
Giuseppe Del Priore, M.D., M.P.H.,�Jeanetta Malanowska-Stega, M.D., Ph.D.,� Shalaby W. Shalaby, Ph.D.,�and�Susan Richman, M.D., M.P.H.
A pilot study tested tolerability of a nonhormonal silicone vaginal ring containing ferrous gluconate, ascorbic acid and glycine and demonstrated both tolerance and the absence of adverse effects.
 
 


691
Banu Kumbak, M.D.,�Hande Akbas, M.D.,�Guvenc Karlikaya, M.D.,�Hale Karagozoglu, M.D.,�Semih Ozkan, M.D.,�and�Semra Kahraman, M.D.
A female poor responder is 1 of the poor prognostic factors in testicular sperm extraction�intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles performed in nonobstructive azoospermia cases.
 
 


698
Wan Kee Ng, M.Eng.,�Yin Kwee Ng, Ph.D.,�and�Yung Khan Tan, M.B.B.S.
The ability to evaluate both arterial and venous sources of impotence, the minimum requirement for measurement expertise and diagnostic objectivity, coupled with its noninvasive nature and the short time required for examination makes infrared imaging a potentially excellent screening test for erectile dysfunction for physicians in their office.
 
 


  Case Reports
706
Huang-Pin Shen, M.D.,�Wei-Chun Chang, M.D.,�Lian-Shung Yeh, M.D.,�and� Ming Ho, M.D.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was effective in the treatment of a patient with circulatory collapse from an amniotic fluid embolism.
 
 


709
Hiroshi Matsushita, M.D.,�Takumi Kurabayashi, M.D.,�Toru Yanase, M.D.,�and� Hideki Hashidate, M.D.
A rare case of autoamputated ovarian cyst in which viable ovarian tissue was found is reported.
 
 


712
Frances E. Casey, M.D.,�Kelvin N. Lau, M.D.,�Michael C. Mesbah, M.D.,�and� Michael E. Khalife, M.D.
This case report highlights the reasons for utilizing laparoscopy in the resolution of intussusception presenting in the third trimester of pregnancy.