title: Thoracic endometriosis syndrome in Jamaica.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica. pabloram@cwjamaica.com
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Ramphal
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blidgen
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coye
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Irvine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003613:Danazol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007563:Jamaica; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D018700:Pleurodesis / Q000379:methods; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004965:Estrogen Antagonists; D003613:Danazol