1. Thoracic endometriosis syndrome in Jamaica
- Author
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Paul S, Ramphal, Joseph, Blidgen, Adrian, Coye, and Roger, Irvine
- Subjects
Adult ,Hemothorax ,Jamaica ,Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted ,Danazol ,Endometriosis ,Estrogen Antagonists ,Pneumothorax ,Treatment Outcome ,Humans ,Female ,Pneumonectomy ,Menstrual Cycle ,Pleurodesis - Abstract
Thoracic endometriosis syndrome (TES) is a rare presentation of systemic endometriosis. An unusual cluster of patients from the Caribbean who were treated at a single hospital during the year 2001 is presented. All patients were managed surgically in the acute phase, with satisfactory results. The etiology and management of TES has been controversial. A therapeutic approach that includes aggressive surgery to obliterate the pleural space combined with a course of hormonal suppression offers the best chance of cure for these patients.
- Published
- 2003