Casos Clínicos Endometriosis diafragmática: a propósito de un caso
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Silva, Raúl Berríos
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Foronda, Constanza Bulboa
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Cohen, Raimundo Santolaya
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Undurraga Machicao, Pedro Felipe
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Castro, Pablo Pérez
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Sepúlveda, César Sandoval
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2019-03-18T11:54:54Z
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2019-03-18T11:54:54Z
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2016
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Revista Chilena de Obstetricia y Ginecologia, Volumen 81, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 317-320
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07177526
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0048766X
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/166869
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Background: Endometriosis affects between 5 to 15% of women of reproductive age. Thoracic presentation entity is infrequent (less than 1% of all cases of endometriosis) and may be located in airway parenchyma, pleura or diaphragm. Its clinical manifestations usually occur within the first 72 hours of onset of menstruation and include chest pain, pneumothorax or hemoptysis. Better management consists of hormonal suppression and surgical management in refractory cases. Objective: To describe a case of diaphragmatic endometriosis, successfully treated by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Case report: Woman of 27 years old, with a history of ovarian endometriosis operated by electrofulguration two years before. She present right omalgia and a history of pelvic endometriosis. Chest CT report a solid, ovoid formation, 30 mm x 13 mm, which captures contrast partially, located in the right sub diaphragmatic region. Image is interpreted as a possible focus of endometriosis, it is com