ABSTRACT
La endometriosis es una entidad infrecuente definida por la presencia de un foco de tejido endometrial fuera de cavidad uterina. El diagnóstico de certeza de la endometriosis torácica se obtiene demostrando histológicamente la presencia de tejido endometrial en la cavidad pleural. La videotoracoscopia es el mejor método diagnóstico y terapéutico, ya que facilita la toma de muestras para obtener la confirmación histológica y permite establecer un procedimiento terapéutico, tratando los focos de tejido endometrial ectópicos. Presentamos 2 casos clínicos de hemo/neumotórax catamenial donde se utilizó la videotoracoscopia para identificar, biopsiar y electrocoagular los focos de tejido endometrial ectópico (AU)
Endometriosis is an infrequent entity defined by the presence of an area of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Definitive diagnosis of thoracic endometriosis is obtained by histological confirmation of endometrial tissue in the pleural cavity. Videothoracoscopy is the most effective diagnostic and therapeutic procedure as it facilitates sample-taking for histological confirmation and allows a therapeutic procedure to be established, treating the areas of ectopic endometrial tissue. We present two cases of catamenial hemo/ pneumothorax in which videothoracoscopy was used to identify, sample, and electrocauterize ectopic endometrial tissue (AU)
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Humans , Female , Adult , Endometriosis/diagnosis , Pneumothorax/diagnosis , Hemothorax/diagnosis , Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted , ElectrocoagulationABSTRACT
We present 2 cases in which, when faced with suspicion of catamenial hemopneumothorax or pneumothorax, video-assisted thoracoscopy was used for identification, biopsy, and electrocoagulation of the tissue sites where pleural endometriosis was suspected.
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Endometriosis/diagnosis , Endometriosis/surgery , Thoracic Neoplasms/diagnosis , Thoracic Neoplasms/surgery , Thoracoscopy , Adult , Endometriosis/complications , Female , Humans , Thoracic Neoplasms/complicationsABSTRACT
Presentamos 2 casos clínicos en los que, ante la sospecha de hemo/neumotórax catamenial, se utilizó la videotoracoscopia para la identificación, biopsia y electrocoagulación de los focos de tejido altamente sospechosos de endometriosis pleural
We present 2 cases in which, when faced with suspicion of catamenial hemopneumothorax or pneumothorax, video-assisted thoracoscopy was used for identification, biopsy, and electrocoagulation of the tissue sites where pleural endometriosis was suspected