TY - JOUR
T1 - Catamenial pneumothorax with umbilical and diaphragmatic endometriosis
T2 - A case report and review of the literature
AU - Arunthari, Vichaya
AU - Sevin, Bernd Uwe
AU - Krishna, Murli
AU - Johnson, Margaret M.
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - A 44-year-old female presented with a history of recurrent right-sided pneumothoraces, uterine fibroids, and a palpable lump in her navel. Total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (TAH-BSO) and resection of the umbilical nodule was performed. Intraoperative inspection of the right hemidiaphragm revealed adherent brownish-blue nodules without any associated diaphragmatic defects and a similar-appearing nodule at the umbilicus. She had no symptoms of pelvic endometriosis, nor did surgical exploration reveal any. Her postoperative course was uneventful and she denied recurrent pneumothorax at 12-month followup. Recurrent pneumothoraces in women of a reproductive age should raise the suspicion of thoracic endometriosis. Failure to establish the diagnosis prevents appropriate curative interventions.
AB - A 44-year-old female presented with a history of recurrent right-sided pneumothoraces, uterine fibroids, and a palpable lump in her navel. Total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (TAH-BSO) and resection of the umbilical nodule was performed. Intraoperative inspection of the right hemidiaphragm revealed adherent brownish-blue nodules without any associated diaphragmatic defects and a similar-appearing nodule at the umbilicus. She had no symptoms of pelvic endometriosis, nor did surgical exploration reveal any. Her postoperative course was uneventful and she denied recurrent pneumothorax at 12-month followup. Recurrent pneumothoraces in women of a reproductive age should raise the suspicion of thoracic endometriosis. Failure to establish the diagnosis prevents appropriate curative interventions.
KW - Catamenial pneumothorax
KW - Thoracic endometriosis
KW - Umbilical endometriosis
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U2 - 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31817bf9e1
DO - 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31817bf9e1
M3 - Article
C2 - 18791542
AN - SCOPUS:54449087951
SN - 0038-4348
VL - 101
SP - 1043
EP - 1045
JO - Southern medical journal
JF - Southern medical journal
IS - 10
ER -