European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

OBJECTIVES: Thoracic endometriosis-related pneumothorax (TERP) frequently recurs even after surgery. Meanwhile, postoperative hormonal therapies (HTx) are believed to be effective for pelvic endometriosis. Therefore, we evaluated the relati…

Catamenial pneumothorax (CPX) is an aetiologically very complex disease for which the treatments for pneumothorax and endometriosis are generally adapted. However, emphasizing secondary prevention, we developed a new method. This powerful n…

OBJECTIVE: To provide further information addressing the etiology, optimal hormonal management and surgical management in catamenial pneumothorax (CP). METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed records of all female patients operated on for spon…

We present a patient who was referred to our thoracic surgical service with a massive, loculated right pleural effusion accompanied by significant ascites. Thoracotomy and decortication were required and pleural biopsy led to a diagnosis of…