TY - JOUR
T1 - Thoracic endometriosis: current knowledge
AU - Alifano, Marco
AU - Trisolini, Rocco
AU - Cancellieri, Alessandra
AU - Regnard, Jean François
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Thoracic endometriosis syndrome includes four well-recognized clinical entities, namely catamenial pneumothorax, catamenial hemothorax, catamenial hemoptysis and lung nodules, as well as some exceptional presentations. The etiological mechanisms of this syndrome are not well understood, and different theories have been proposed. Controversies exist about optimal management, as experience has been drawn from case reports and small clinical series. Surgery, hormonal treatments and combined approaches have all been proposed, with variable results in terms of short and long term outcome.
AB - Thoracic endometriosis syndrome includes four well-recognized clinical entities, namely catamenial pneumothorax, catamenial hemothorax, catamenial hemoptysis and lung nodules, as well as some exceptional presentations. The etiological mechanisms of this syndrome are not well understood, and different theories have been proposed. Controversies exist about optimal management, as experience has been drawn from case reports and small clinical series. Surgery, hormonal treatments and combined approaches have all been proposed, with variable results in terms of short and long term outcome.
KW - Thoracic endometriosis
KW - Thoracic endometriosis
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/282178
U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.07.044
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.07.044
M3 - Article
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 81
SP - 761
EP - 769
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
ER -