Endometriosis torácica como causa de neumotórax espontáneo recurrente en mujer de 53 años
- Emilio Pintor Holguin
- Margarita Rubio Alonso
- Mar Jiménez de la Peña
- Benjamín Herreros Ruiz-Valdepeñas
ISSN: 0304-4866, 1989-3922
Argitalpen urtea: 2021
Alea: 82
Zenbakia: 2
Orrialdeak: 110-111
Mota: Artikulua
Beste argitalpen batzuk: Galicia Clínica
Laburpena
A 53-year-old asymptomatic female presented with a third episode of spontaneous pneumothorax in right hemithorax. Previous studies did not demonstrate the etiology of this disease but only sub-pleural bullae. We found typical thoracic endometriosis lesions through video thoracoscopy. After surgical correction and anti-estrogenic treatment, the patient remains asymptomatic. This case is relevant due its presentation, diaphragmatic involvement and the age of the patient