A case of diaphragmatic endometriosis presenting with catamenial pneumothorax
This paper reports a case of a 40-year-old woman treated with thoracoscopic resection and hormonal therapy for diaphragmatic endometriosis presenting as catamenial pneumothorax.
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This paper reports a 40-year-old woman with recurrent right-sided catamenial pneumothorax, investigated using chest radiography and high-resolution CT, followed by thoracoscopic-assisted resection and suturing of a diaphragmatic lesion. During surgery, multiple small bullae and diaphragmatic-appearing endometriosis were identified in the membranous portion of the diaphragm, and pathology confirmed endometrial glands and stroma; she then received six injections of a GnRH agonist (triptorelin acetate). The authors note that the mechanism of catamenial pneumothorax remains debated and that diagnosis is often clinical rather than confirmed preoperatively, with this case relying on surgical tissue for histologic confirmation. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically diaphragmatic endometriosis presenting as catamenial pneumothorax, an external thoracic manifestation of endometriosis.
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