Background: Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of endometrial-like glands and
stroma outside the uterine cavity and is believed to affect 6%–10% of reproductive-age …

Background Extra‐pelvic endometriosis is a rare type of endometriosis, which occurs in a
distant site from gynecological organs. The diagnosis of extra‐pelvic endometriosis can be …

The popularization of computed tomography (CT) in clinical practice and the introduction of
mass screening for early lung cancer with the use of CT have increased the frequency of …

Rationale: Catamenial and endometriosis-related pneumothorax are considered relatively
rare entities. Their clinical characteristics and outcome are incompletely known. Objectives …

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is an important process of cell remodeling
characterized by the gradual loss of the epithelial phenotype and progressive gain of a …

Thoracic endometriosis is considered to be rare, but is the most frequent form of extra-
abdominopelvic endometriosis. Thoracic endometriosis syndrome affects women of …

Objective Spontaneous recurrent pneumothorax during menstruation is reported as
catamenial pneumothorax. It is encountered in 3-6% of spontaneous pneumothorax cases …

In recent years, there have been significant changes in many aspects of extragenital
endometriosis ranging from the epidemiology to the management of the disease. Advances …

BACKGROUND Catamenial pneumothorax and thoracic endometriosis (TE) are still under
diagnosed. The purpose of this study is to increase the diagnostic accuracy for these …

Catamenial pneumothorax (CP) is the most common form of thoracic endometriosis
syndrome, which also includes catamenial hemothorax, catamenial hemoptysis, catamenial …