Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Approach to Thoracic Endometriosis Syndrome with Unilateral Diaphragmatic Palsy

A Jacob, Adeyemi Coker, Steven Stamenkovic
Case reports in surgery · 2023 · vol. 2023 , pp. 1–6 · doi:10.1155/2023/5493232 · PMID:37649828 · PMC10465253 · W4386056036
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This paper describes the robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgical management of a 37-year-old woman with thoracic endometriosis syndrome and unilateral diaphragmatic palsy.

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Endometriosis is characterized by endometrial-like glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity, affecting women of reproductive age. Thoracic endometriosis syndrome (TES) is an entity producing a range of clinical and radiological manifestations, including catamenial pneumothorax, haemothorax, haemoptysis, and pulmonary nodules within the thoracic cavity or on the diaphragm. TES symptoms are nonspecific, warranting a high degree of clinical suspicion. Management includes hormone replacement therapy, surgical management, or a combination of both. We present a case of a 37-year-old woman who presented with TES and unilateral diaphragmatic palsy, managed with robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and hormone replacement.

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