{"paper_id":"a007f562-c5a6-4f65-9c60-b3ee9b75cf24","body_text":"JOURNAL TOOLS |\n| Journal policies |\n| Publishing options |\n| eTOC |\n| To subscribe |\n| Submit an article |\n| Recommend to your librarian |\nARTICLE TOOLS |\n| Publication history |\n| Reprints |\n| Permissions |\n| Cite this article as |\n| Share |\nYOUR ACCOUNT\nYOUR ORDERS\nSHOPPING BASKET\nItems: 0\nTotal amount: € 0,00\nHOW TO ORDER\nYOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS\nYOUR ARTICLES\nYOUR EBOOKS\nCOUPON\nACCESSIBILITY\nCASE REPORT\nChirurgia 2025 October;38(5):353-4\nDOI: 10.23736/S0394-9508.24.05735-8\nCopyright © 2024 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA\nlanguage: English\nVATS treatment for catamenial pneumothorax\nDario FAMILIARI ✉, Rossana RIZZO, Elena VALENTI, Flavia NUNNARI, Michele SIBILIO, Rosario MARANDO, Giancarlo PINO, Francesco MONACO\nDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, G. Martino Hospital, University of Messina, Messina, Italy\nCatamenial pneumothorax (CP) is a rare entity of spontaneous, recurring pneumothorax in women during menstruation. We aim to discuss the etiology, clinical course, and surgical treatment of a 35-year-old woman with CP. This patient had right sided recurring spontaneous pneumothorax after two days the onset of menses. Videothoracoscopy (video-assisted thoracic surgery [VATS]) revealed diaphragmatic fenestrations and blebs in the apex of the lung without evidence of endometriosis. Fenestrations and blebs were removed with stapler. At 6-month follow-up, she did not present new episodes of pneumothorax.\nKEY WORDS: Catamenial pneumothorax; Thoracic surgery, video-assisted; Case reports","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}