Anesthetic implications of thoracic endometriosis

Haissam Gamaleldin, Gamaleldin H, John E Tetzlaff, Tetzlaff JE, Whalley D, David G. Whalley, David Whalley
Journal of clinical anesthesia · 2002 · vol. 14(1) , pp. 36–38 · doi:10.1016/s0952-8180(01)00350-6 · PMID:11880020 · W1982824141
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This paper examines the anesthetic considerations for patients with thoracic endometriosis, a rare condition affecting the lungs and chest wall.

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Abstract

Endometriosis occurs in 5% to 10% of women of childbearing age and involves the proliferation of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Thoracic endometriosis is the most frequent extrapelvic manifestation of endometriosis, numbering some 100 reported cases. It may include spontaneous pneumothorax, hemoptysis, chest pain, bronchiectasis, pneumomediastinum, or mediastinal bleeding. Because the tissue is hormonally responsive, all of these manifestations are related to the menstrual cycle (catamenial) and are likeliest to occur during menses. We report the successful anesthetic management of a patient with thoracic endometriosis and recurring catamenial pneumothorax who presented for elective pelvic surgery.

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endometriosisthoracic_endometriosis

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Anesthesia, General Anesthesia, General Endometriosis Thoracic Diseases Adult Chest Tubes Endometriosis Endometriosis Fallopian Tubes Fallopian Tubes Female Humans Laparoscopy Ovariectomy Pelvis Pelvis Pneumothorax Pneumothorax Thoracic Diseases Tissue Adhesions

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