Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Approach to Thoracic Endometriosis Syndrome with Unilateral Diaphragmatic Palsy.

Abstract

Endometriosis is characterized by endometrial-like glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity, affecting women of reproductive age. Thoracic endometriosis syndrome (TES) is an entity producing a range of clinical and radiological manifestations, including catamenial pneumothorax, haemothorax, haemoptysis, and pulmonary nodules within the thoracic cavity or on the diaphragm. TES symptoms are nonspecific, warranting a high degree of clinical suspicion. Management includes hormone replacement therapy, surgical management, or a combination of both. We present a case of a 37-year-old woman who presented with TES and unilateral diaphragmatic palsy, managed with robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and hormone replacement.

• Authors: Abiah Jacob, Adeyemi Coker, Steven Aleksandar Stamenkovic
• Journal: Case reports in surgery (Case Rep Surg) Vol. 2023 Pg. 5493232 ( 2023) ISSN: 2090-6900 [Print] United States
• PMID: 37649828 (Publication Type: Case Reports)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2023 Abiah Jacob et al.