title: Catamenial hemoptysis: report of a case treated with thoracoscopic wedge resection.
abstract: Catamenial hemoptysis is a rare form of hemoptysis. It is a term for the condition of hemoptysis associated with menses. Few cases have been reported in the literature. Only one case, treated by video-assisted thoracoscopic wedge resection, has been described. We report the case of a 26-year-old woman who suffered from catamenial hemoptysis for 7 months and was treated successfully with a video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) wedge resection of the lesion. No evidence of recurrence was noted in the postoperative follow-up period of 48 months. We suggest that VATS is the good choice for single focus catamenial hemoptysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008598:Menstruation; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D013906:Thoracoscopy