title: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for catamenial hemoptysis.
abstract: Catamenial hemoptysis is a rare condition, and only 36 cases have been reported since the first published case. We describe a woman with catamenial hemoptysis recurring over 8 years. The lesion was diagnosed using chest CT scan during menses and was also visualized clearly via thoracoscopy. The patient was treated successfully with a partial resection of the lung using video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and has been asymptomatic for 14 months since the operation. We suggest that VATS for catamenial hemoptysis is a more effective treatment than medical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. tsukasai@gonryo.med.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kaiwa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ansai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satomi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000601:surgery*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted