Delayed lung expansion after decortication in a case of trapped lung resulting from catamenial haemothorax

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This case report details a 35-year-old female whose trapped right lung after decortication for catamenial hemothorax took 81 days to re-expand, presenting an unusual complication.

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Abstract Herein, we report the case of a 35-year-old female with a trapped right lung secondary to catamenial haemothorax. Following surgical decortication, re-expansion of the lung was not observed until postoperative day 81. This delay represents a heretofore unencountered complication that should be considered in the surgical management of catamenial haemothorax due to thoracic endometriosis syndrome.

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mesh:D004715endometriosisthoracic_endometriosis

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Endometriosis Hemothorax Hemothorax Pneumothorax Pneumothorax Adult Endometriosis Female Hemothorax Hemothorax Humans Pneumothorax Pneumothorax Syndrome

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