Courcoutsakis N

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
review 2013
Extrapelvic endometriosis: a rare entity or an under diagnosed condition?
Diagnostic pathology ·doi:10.1186/1746-1596-8-194

Endometriosis is a clinical entity characterized by the presence of normal endometrial mucosa abnormally implanted in locations other than the uterine cavity. Endometriosis can be either endopelvic or extrapelvic depending on the location o…

2012
AB 3. Catamenial pneumothorax: a rare entity? Report of 5 cases and review of the literature
Journal of thoracic disease

Background Spontaneous recurrent pneumothorax during menstruation is reported as catamenial pneumothorax. It is encountered in 3-6% of spontaneous pneumothorax cases among menstruating women. The percentage among women referred for surgery …

article 2012
Catamenial pneumothorax: a rare entity? Report of 5 cases and review of the literature.
Journal of thoracic disease ·doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.s006

OBJECTIVE: Spontaneous recurrent pneumothorax during menstruation is reported as catamenial pneumothorax. It is encountered in 3-6% of spontaneous pneumothorax cases among menstruating women. The percentage among women referred for surgery …

2009
Massive intestinal ischemia, a rare complication of oral contraceptive-induced mesenteric venous thrombosis: a case report and review of literature.
Cases journal ·doi:10.1186/1757-1626-2-7416

Intestinal necrosis and perforation is a clinical and pathological presentation of the infrequently seen mesenteric venous thrombosis in women using oral contraceptives.We report a case of a previously healthy 31-year-old female patient, wh…