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Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics, and outcomes of patients with TES in Martinique. Patients and Methods: We performed a descriptive, retrospective study including all patients managed at the University Hospital of Martinique for TES between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2020. Results: During the study period, we identified 479 cases of pneumothorax, of which 212 were women (44%). Sixty-three patients (30% of all female pneumothorax) were catamenial pneumothorax (CP) including 49 pneumothoraxes alone (78% of catamenial pneumothorax) and 14 hemopneumothorax (22% of catamenial pneumothorax). There were 71 cases of TES, including 49 pneumothoraxes (69%), 14 hemopneumothoraxes (20%) and 8 hemothorax (11%). The annual incidence of TES was 1.1 cases\/100,000 inhabitants. The prevalence of TES was 1.2\/1000 women aged from 15 to 45 years and the annual incidence of TES for this group was 6.9\/100,000. The annual incidence of CP was 1 case\/100,000 inhabitants. The average age at diagnosis was 36 \u00b1 6 years. Eight patients (11%) had no prior diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis (PE). The mean age at pelvic endometriosis diagnosis was 29 \u00b1 6 years. The mean time from symptom onset to diagnosis was 24 \u00b1 50 weeks, and 53 \u00b1 123 days from diagnosis to surgery. Thirty-two patients (47%) had prior abdominopelvic surgery. Seventeen patients (24%) presented other extra-pelvic localizations. When it came to management, 69\/71 patients (97%) underwent surgery. Diaphragmatic nodules or perforations were found in 68\/69 patients (98.5%). Histological confirmation was obtained in 55\/65 patients who underwent resection (84.6%). Forty-four patients (62%) experienced recurrence. The mean time from the initial treatment to recurrence was 20 \u00b1 33 months. The recurrence rate was 16\/19 (84.2%) in patients who received medical therapy only, 11\/17 (64.7%) in patients treated by surgery alone, and 17\/31 (51.8%) in patients treated with surgery and medical therapy (p = 0.03). Conclusions: We observed a very high incidence of TES in Martinique. The factors associated with this high incidence in this specific geographical area remain to be elucidated. 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