A Case of Pulmonary Endometriosis Resected by Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery.
10.4046/trd.2004.56.5.542
- Author:
Hyoung Suk HAM
1
;
Man Pyo CHUNG
;
Byung Wook LEE
;
Kyung Hoon HAN
;
Hojoong KIM
;
Joungho HAN
;
Yong Mog SHIM
;
O Jung KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Medicine, Hankook General Hospital, Jeju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Catamenial hemoptysis;
Pulmonary endometriosis;
Thoracoscopic surgery
- MeSH:
Adult;
Endometriosis*;
Estrogen Receptor Modulators;
Female;
Hemoptysis;
Humans;
Infertility;
Single Person;
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted*;
Thoracoscopy;
Thoracotomy;
Virilism
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2004;56(5):542-549
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Catamenial hemoptysis is a rare condition caused by thoracic endometriosis that presents as tracheobronchial or pulmonary endometriosis. While hormonal treatment may cause virilization and sterility, due to the antiestrogenic effect, its surgical removal via thoracotomy is a particularly invasive procedure and is not recommended as the first choice treatment in young woman. Successful surgical removal by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has recently been reported, and may be indicated for young patients who at some stage would like to become pregnant. Herein, a case of a 25-year-old unmarried woman with catamenial hemoptysis, cured by VATS, is reported.
