A Case of Pulmonary Endometriosis Resected by Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery.

Ham, Hyoung Suk; Chung, Man Pyo; Lee, Byung Wook; Han, Kyung Hoon; Kim, Hojoong; Han, Joungho; Shim, Yong Mog; Kwon, O Jung

doi:2004.56.5.542

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 56(5); 2004 > Article

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2004;56(5):542-549.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2004.56.5.542 Published online May 1, 2004.

A Case of Pulmonary Endometriosis Resected by Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery.

Hyoung Suk Ham, Man Pyo Chung, Byung Wook Lee, Kyung Hoon Han, Hojoong Kim, Joungho Han, Yong Mog Shim, O Jung Kwon

¹Department of Medicine, Hankook General Hospital, Jeju, Korea.
²Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mpchung@smc.samsung.co.kr
³Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
⁴Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Catamenial hemoptysis is a rare condition caused by thoracic endometriosis that presents as tracheobronchial or pulmonary endometriosis. While hormonal treatment may cause virilization and sterility, due to the antiestrogenic effect, its surgical removal via thoracotomy is a particularly invasive procedure and is not recommended as the first choice treatment in young woman. Successful surgical removal by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has recently been reported, and may be indicated for young patients who at some stage would like to become pregnant. Herein, a case of a 25-year-old unmarried woman with catamenial hemoptysis, cured by VATS, is reported.

Key Words: Catamenial hemoptysis, Pulmonary endometriosis, Thoracoscopic surgery