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Ham, Chung, Lee, Han, Kim, Han, Shim, and Kwon: A Case of Pulmonary Endometriosis Resected by Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2004; 56(5): 542-549.

Published online: 31 May 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2004.56.5.542

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

Hyoung Suk Ham, M.D., Man Pyo Chung, M.D.†, Byung-Wook Lee, M.D., Kyung Hoon Han, M.D., Hojoong Kim, M.D.†, Joungho Han, M.D.‡, Yong Mog Shim, M.D.§, O Jung Kwon, M.D.†

Department of Medicine, Hankook General Hospital, Jeju, Korea.

†Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

‡Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

§Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Address for correspondence: Man Pyo Chung, M.D. Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul, 135-710, Korea. Phone: 02-3410-3423, Fax: 02-3410-3849, mpchung@smc.samsung.co.kr

Copyright©2004. The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. All rights reserved.

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.

Keywords: Catamenial hemoptysis, Pulmonary endometriosis, Thoracoscopic surgery

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