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Recurrent Chest Pain, as a Presenting Sign of Ovarian Endometrioma
Author(s) -
Mehmet Yıldırım,
Özgür Öztekin,
Deniz Öztekin
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
isrn surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-5793
pISSN - 2090-5785
DOI - 10.5402/2011/837501
Subject(s) - medicine , endometriosis , menstruation , chest pain , pelvic pain , surgery , gynecology
Chest pain is a rare sign of thoracal endometriosis associated with endometrioma of the tubo-ovarian endometrioma. We report the case periodic episodes of chest pain concurrent with menstruation in a 35-year-old female, in which ovarian endometrioma was diagnosed and left-sided oophorectomy was performed. After surgery, patient underwent medical treatment which included a Gn-RH agonist and a combined oral contraceptive. In the follow-up period, there was no evidence of chest pain.

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