Abstract
We report a case of a 31 year old woman with recurrent hemothorax at the beginning of mens. Pleural biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of pleural endometriosis. Medical treatment with a Gn-RH analogue failed to cure and we realised surgical pleurodesis.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Biopsy
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Endometriosis / complications*
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Endometriosis / diagnosis
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Endometriosis / therapy
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Female
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Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / analogs & derivatives
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Hemothorax / etiology*
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Humans
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Menstruation
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Pleural Diseases / complications*
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Pleural Diseases / diagnosis
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Pleural Diseases / therapy
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Recurrence
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Thoracoscopy
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Treatment Failure
Substances
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Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone