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Catamenial pneumothorax.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56(6):374-5TC

Abstract

Catamenial pneumothorax is a rare entity of spontaneous, recurrent pneumothorax occurring in synchrony with the menstrual cycle. The etiology is not completely known, but in most cases it is associated with thoracic endometriosis and/or diaphragmatic fenestrations. We report a case of a 35-year-old woman with three episodes of catamenial pneumothorax. The surgical findings were thoracic endometriosis and diaphragmatic holes. She underwent resection of the affected part of the diaphragm and pleurodesis via a mini-thoracotomy and videothoracoscopy assistance.

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    Mikroulis DA
    Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Democritus University of Thrace, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece. dmikrou@med.duth.gr
    Didilis VN
    No affiliation info available
    Konstantinou F
    No affiliation info available
    Vretzakis GH
    No affiliation info available
    Bougioukas GI
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    MeSH

    AdultDiaphragmEndometriosisFemaleHumansMenstruationPneumothoraxRecurrenceThoracic DiseasesThoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedThoracotomyTreatment Outcome

    Pub Type(s)

    Case Reports
    Journal Article

    Language

    eng

    PubMed ID

    18704865

    Citation

    Mikroulis, D A., et al. "Catamenial Pneumothorax." The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, vol. 56, no. 6, 2008, pp. 374-5.
    Mikroulis DA, Didilis VN, Konstantinou F, et al. Catamenial pneumothorax. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;56(6):374-5.
    Mikroulis, D. A., Didilis, V. N., Konstantinou, F., Vretzakis, G. H., & Bougioukas, G. I. (2008). Catamenial pneumothorax. The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 56(6), pp. 374-5. doi:10.1055/s-2006-924707.
    Mikroulis DA, et al. Catamenial Pneumothorax. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;56(6):374-5. PubMed PMID: 18704865.
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    TY - JOUR T1 - Catamenial pneumothorax. AU - Mikroulis,D A, AU - Didilis,V N, AU - Konstantinou,F, AU - Vretzakis,G H, AU - Bougioukas,G I, PY - 2008/8/16/pubmed PY - 2008/12/19/medline PY - 2008/8/16/entrez SP - 374 EP - 5 JF - The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon JO - Thorac Cardiovasc Surg VL - 56 IS - 6 N2 - Catamenial pneumothorax is a rare entity of spontaneous, recurrent pneumothorax occurring in synchrony with the menstrual cycle. The etiology is not completely known, but in most cases it is associated with thoracic endometriosis and/or diaphragmatic fenestrations. We report a case of a 35-year-old woman with three episodes of catamenial pneumothorax. The surgical findings were thoracic endometriosis and diaphragmatic holes. She underwent resection of the affected part of the diaphragm and pleurodesis via a mini-thoracotomy and videothoracoscopy assistance. SN - 0171-6425 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/18704865/Catamenial_pneumothorax_ L2 - http://www.thieme-connect.com/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-2006-924707 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -