Surgical management of diaphragmatic and thoracic endometriosis': A French multicentric descriptive study.
J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod
; 50(8): 102147, 2021 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Surgical management of Diaphragmatic and thoracic endometriosis (DTE) is still controversial, a thoracic or an abdominal approach can be proposed.METHODS:
We conducted a multicentric retrospective study in 8 thoracic, gynecology or digestive surgery units in 5 French university hospitals. The main objective was to review the current management of DTE.RESULTS:
50 patients operated for DTE from 2010 to 2017 were included 26 with a thoracic approach and 24 with an abdominal approach. Preoperative pelvic endometriosis (PE) concerned 25 patients. In 38 patients, DTE diagnosis was made on clinical symptoms (pneumothorax (n = 19), chronic or catamenial chest pain (n = 18) or hemopneumothorax (n = 1)). Median time from onset of symptoms to diagnosis was 47 months (0-212). PE surgery concurrently occurred in 22 patients. We report diaphragmatic nodules, pleuropulmonary nodules and diaphragmatic perforations in 42, 5 and 22 women respectively. Lesions were right-sided in 45 patients. Nodules were destructed in 12 cases and resected in 38 cases. When a diaphragmatic reconstruction was needed (n = 31), a simple suture was performed in 26 patients, while 5 patients needed a mesh repair. Pleural symphysis was performed for all patients who received a thoracic approach. DTE resection was considered complete in 46 patients. Three patients had severe 30-days complications of DTE surgery. Median follow-up was 20 months (range 1-69). Recurrence occurred in 10 patients.CONCLUSION:
The results emphasize the importance of systematically looking for chest pain in patients suffering from PE and underline the lack of a standardized procedure and treatment in DTE.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Torácicas
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Diafragma
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Endometriosis
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod
Año:
2021
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Article