Thoracic Endometriosis Surgical Outcomes for 41 Patients, 2012-2025

41 female patients with thoracic endometriosis syndrome were treated surgically at a Polish tertiary care center between 2012 and 2025. The retrospective cohort study, authored by Natalia Szczepańska, primarily assessed the association between diaphragmatic reconstruction and postoperative recurrence. Complete follow-up was available for 78.0% of patients, with recurrence rates of 0% versus 27.3% observed between reconstruction and non-reconstruction groups.

Use Cases

• Comparing surgical recurrence rates based on diaphragmatic reconstruction status mentioned in the results
• Analyzing temporal trends in surgical management (VATS, thoracotomy, thoracolaparoscopy) between early and late periods
• Evaluating the impact of routine immunohistochemical staining on histopathological confirmation rates
• Studying patient demographics and follow-up completeness in a specialized surgical cohort

Strengths

• Includes data from 41 surgically managed patients with a median age of 37
• Provides complete follow-up data for 78.0% of the cohort
• Compares distinct time periods (2012-2021 vs. since 2022) to show changes in management

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Differential loss to follow-up (4.5% vs. 42.1%) may have biased the results, as noted in the description

Provenance

Source

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland

Collection Method

Retrospective cohort study of patient records

Time Range

2012 to 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 06:21:43; freshness should be verified

Geography

Poland