Surgical Intervention for Recurrent Catamenial Haemopneumothorax is Inadequate

Salim Tayeh, Amer Harky, Mohamad Bashir and Wael Awad

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, London Chest Hospital, UK
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital - Barts Heart Centre, UK

^*Correspondance to: Wael Awad 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1353

Abstract

Thoracic endometriosis (EMS) syndrome is a rare which includes four recognized clinical entities, namely catamenial pneumothorax, catamenial haemothorax, catamenial haemoptysis and lung nodules. Catamenial haemothorax may present in association with catamenial pneumothorax, but this occurrence is uncommon. We report a case of recurrent catamenial haemopneumothorax (CHP) in a young patient who underwent two surgical procedures without complete recovery and review literature for optimum medical and surgical management of recurrent CHP for best outcome.

Keywords

Thoracic endometriosis; Catamenial haemopneumothorax

Cite the article

Tayeh S, Harky A, Bashir M, Awad W. Surgical Intervention for Recurrent Catamenial Haemopneumothorax is Inadequate. Clin Surg. 2017; 2: 1353.