Thoracic endometriosis

Thoracic endometriosis: a case report.

Thoracic endometriosis is a rare form of extrapelvic endometriosis. These patients typically present with catamenial pneumothorax or hemoptysis. Adequate clinical history coupled with HRCT helps in early diagnosis and appropriate management of thoracic endometriosis.

Uncommon Manifestations: Sciatic and Thoracic Endometriosis

But we still have a long way to go. There are many who still maintain that Endometriosis "can be cured by pregnancy or hysterectomy," and who believe that the disease only occurs in and on the reproductive organs. Though referred to as "uncommon," two specific manifestations of the disease are becoming more prevelant. This recognition may be due in part to the practitioner's increased understan...

Thoracic endometriosis: a report of two cases.

We describe two patients with recurrent hemopneumothorax associated with pelvic endometriosis. The first patient a 37-year-old nulliparous lady with recurrent bilateral hemopneumothorax. She had a past history endometriosis years earlier. Laparoscopy and biopsy confirmed widespread endometriosis including in the omentum. Recurrence of the hemopneumothorax stopped after danazol therapy suggestin...

Multidisciplinary Treatment for Thoracic and Abdominopelvic Endometriosis

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Thoracic endometriosis is a rare form of extragenital endometriosis with important clinical ramifications. Up to 80% of women with thoracic endometriosis have concomitant abdominopelvic endometriosis, yet the surgical treatment is usually performed with separate procedures. This is the largest published series of the combination of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery ...

Thoracic endometriosis as cause of recurrent pneumothorax.