Catamenial Hemothorax: A Rare Case of Thoracic Endometriosis

Maria Nizami, Nizami M, Aleksander Mani, Mani A, Begum S, Sofina Begum
The Annals of thoracic surgery · 2019 · vol. 108(2) , pp. e127 · doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.12.062 · PMID:30771319 · W2913100617
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This paper describes a rare case of catamenial hemothorax, which is thoracic endometriosis presenting as blood in the chest cavity, occurring cyclically with menstruation.

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endometriosisthoracic_endometriosis

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Drainage Endometriosis Pneumothorax Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted Adult Adult Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, Differential Drainage Drainage Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female Humans Humans Pneumothorax Pneumothorax

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