Histopathological diagnosis of endobronchial endometriosis treated with argon laser

Authors: OZVARAN, MustafaK.; BARAN, Reha¹; SOĞUKPMAR, Özlem¹; UZMAN, Özlem¹; ŞAHIN, Kahraman²; KOCADELIOGLU, Inci²; AKSOY, Ferda¹; ALTUN, Sedat³

Source: Respirology, Volume 11, Number 3, May 2006 , pp. 348-350(3)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Abstract:

Histopathological diagnosis of endobronchial endometriosis treated with argon laser

OZVARAN MK, BARAN R, SOĞUKPMAR Ö, UZMAN Ö, ŞAHIN K, KOCADELIOGLU I, AKSOY F, ALTUN S. Respirology 2006; 11: 348–350 Abstract:

The authors present a case of endobronchial endometriosis with catamenial haemoptysis. The lesion was diagnosed as endobronchial endometriosis based on histopathological examination of a bronchial biopsy from the right second carina. Fibreoptic bronchoscopic examination revealed a tiny hyperaemic submucosal area with bleeding and a brown-coloured diverticulum at bottom of this lesion encompassing a 2-cm² area at the right second carina. Multiplanar reconstructions of a spiral CT scan revealed a 0.5-cm lesion that looked like a diverticulum at the right second carina. The patient was treated with argon laser at bronchoscopy. Following treatment, the patient has been asymptomatic with no recurrence of haemoptysis.

Keywords: argon plasma laser treatment; catamenial haemoptysis; endobronchial endometriosis

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00848.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Pulmonology, SSK Sureyyapasa Center for Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery, 2: Department of Pulmonology, Tekirdag Chest Disease Hospital, Tekirdag, Turkey 3: Department of Pulmonology, Yedikule Hospital for Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, and

Publication date: 2006-05-01