ArticleInteractive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery2021
Thoracic endometriosis syndrome in Nigeria: a single-centre experience.
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- Thoracic Endometriosis and Catamenial Pneumothorax: Imaging Pitfalls and an Integrated Diagnostic Approach.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Lateral distribution of endometriotic lesions: the anatomical recesses hypothesis. A systematic review and meta-analysis.Human reproduction open · 2026Review
- Pulmonary Endometriosis: A Systematic Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectivesThoracic endometriosis syndrome (TES) is the presence of functional endometrial tissue in or around the lung. There seem to be differences in the clinical presentation of this condition among Nigerian patients. We aim to study the clinical presentation and management outcome of TES in our centre.
methodsThis is an analysis of consecutive patients with TES treated over a 5-year period and followed up for 6 months to 5 years. Information collected included the gynaecological history, clinical presentation, causes of misdiagnosis, modalities of treatment and outcome.
resultsTwenty-three patients with TES aged between 24 and 45 years (median 32 years) were treated. Severe dysmenorrhoea was a prominent symptom in 91.3% of cases (median dysmenorrhoea score 8) and was uninfluenced by the marital status (P = 0.522). The patients usually presented with massive or recurrent haemothorax associated with massive ascites [16/23 (69.5%) of cases (P = 0.0006)]. The right side alone was involved in 21 cases and 1 patient had catamenial haemoptysis as a part of her symptoms, even though there was bronchial bleed at bronchoscopy in 6 patients. In 40%, tuberculosis was the misdiagnosis. Diagnosis was established histologically in 18/23 (78.3%) of the cases. Treatment was multimodal and multidisciplinary with notable macroscopic lesions in 77.8% of the patients that had surgery.
conclusionsTES is not an uncommon lesion. Presentation with massive haemothorax is usually associated with massive ascites. A large percentage of such have pleural and diaphragmatic lesions that require surgical treatment. The ascites may be refractory to treatment requiring repeated paracentesis.
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