Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Pulmonary Endometriosis: Report of 1 Case.
10.4046/trd.2006.60.5.576
- Author:
Seong Joon CHO
1
;
Se Min RHYU
;
Woo Jin KIM
;
Seung Joon LEE
;
Yeon Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Korea. joon@kangwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pulmonary endometriosis;
Catamenial pneumothorax;
Video-assisted thoracic surgery(VATS)
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Cicatrix;
Endometriosis*;
Female;
Hemoptysis;
Humans;
Infertility;
Length of Stay;
Lung;
Pain, Postoperative;
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted*
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2006;60(5):576-580
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pulmonary endometriosis is an uncommon disease, and usually detected by catamenial hemoptysis. Treatment of pulmonary endometriosis may be medical(hormone therapy) or surgical. Since hormone therapy may cause sterility, most of patients who wish to conceive usually choose surgical resection. Although video-assisted thoracic surgery(VATS) has advantage of small scar, reducing postoperative pain and shortening hospital stay, it is not easy to locate the precise lesion and resect whole endometrial tissue not to be remained. 17 years old female with catamenial hemoptysis was treated sucessfully with a partial resection of the lung using VATS, and has been asymptomatic for 7months since the operation.
