[Value of thoracoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of complicated thoracic endometriosis in 2 patients]
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Thoracoscopy successfully diagnosed and treated complicated thoracic endometriosis in two patients, demonstrating its value in managing this rare condition.
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We present 2 cases in which, when faced with suspicion of catamenial hemopneumothorax or pneumothorax, video-assisted thoracoscopy was used for identification, biopsy, and electrocoagulation of the tissue sites where pleural endometriosis was suspected.
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- Concurrent catamenial hemothorax and hemopneumothorax via openalex
- Endometriosis pleural complicada. Neumotórax catamenial via openalex
- Thoracic endometriosis: current knowledge via openalex
- doi:10.1016/s0022-5223(04)00772-x via openalex
- W382970865 via openalex
- W2408920075 via openalex
- doi:10.1016/s0300-2896(15)32245-6 via openalex
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