By Eylül GÜNNovel surgical solutions for catamenial pneumothorax
By Eylül GÜN
Catamenial pneumothorax is a spontaneous pneumothorax that occurs during or right after menstruation and is thought to be caused by thoracic endometriosis that includes the diaphragm, lung, and parietal pleura. The solution is surgical removal of endometrial lesions, however, a…
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By Özge ÖzkayaSurgery for the Treatment of Endometriosis of the Diaphragm and Thorax
By Özge Özkaya
Diaphragmatic and thoracic endometriosis starts in the abdominal wall of the diaphragm and later invades the thorax, based on findings from a series of patients surgically treated for the disease, reports a study published in the Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics…
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By Nasuhi Engin AydinThoracic Endometriosis Syndrome (TES): Diagnosis by cytology of pleural effusion
By Nasuhi Engin Aydin
Parikshaa Gupta and colleagues from Chandigarh, India report a case of thoracic endometriosis diagnosed primarily by pleural fluid cytology in a most recent article at Cytopathology. A 33-year-old female presented with a long history of recurrent bouts of chest pain…
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