We report the case of a 29-year-old woman who experienced recurrence of catamenial pneumothorax during pregnancy. Pneumothorax unrelated to the hormonal cycle occurred by pulmonary endometriosis. Thoracoscopic resection of cystic lesions and pleurodesis effectively controlled the pneumothorax.

We report a case of a 40-year-old man with chylopericardium who developed purulent pericarditis caused by Salmonella enteritidis. Thoracoscopic pericardiotomy with debridement effectively controlled the pericardial infection.

We report a case of an intrapulmonary aberrant needle removed using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and briefly review the literature. A 37-year-old woman referred to check a cough and bloody sputum was found in chest X-ray and CT to have an intrapulmonary aberrant needle located at left S9b. Bronchoscopic extraction failed, so we conducted VATS. The needle was palpated directly beneath the pleura at left S9b and removed. The postoperative course was uneventful and the woman was discharged on postoperative day 10.

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