Thoracic Endometriosis Syndrome: A Review of Diagnosis and Management Article Swipe

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Medicine Endometriosis Hemothorax Pneumothorax Surgery Thoracoscopy Laparoscopy General surgery Radiology Gynecology

Camran Nezhat , Steven R. Lindheim , Leah M. Backhus , Mailinh Vu , Nataliya Vang , Azadeh Nezhat , Ceana Nezhat ·

YOU? · · 2019 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.4293/jsls.2019.00029 · OA: W2969264262

TES can produce incapacitating symptoms for some patients. Symptoms of TES are nonspecific, so a high degree of clinical suspicion is warranted. Medical management represents the first-line treatment approach. When this fails or is contraindicated, definitive surgical treatment for cases of suspected TES uses a combined video laparoscopy performed by a gynecologic surgeon and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery performed by a thoracic surgeon. Postoperative hormonal suppression may further reduce disease recurrence.