{"paper_id":"b811b940-4e91-4764-a868-b39d620a7f52","body_text":"Subscribe to RSS\nDOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924707\n© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York\nCatamenial Pneumothorax\nPublication History\nReceived July 4, 2006\nPublication Date:\n14 August 2008 (online)\nIntroduction\nCatamenial pneumothorax (CP) is a rare clinical condition and its pathogenesis is not fully understood. It is usually right sided, involves women in the 3rd or 4th decade of life and occurs within 72 h of menstruation. In most cases it is associated with thoracic endometriosis and/or diaphragmatic lesions. Hormonal suppressive therapy and surgical treatment are the two therapeutic options.\nReferences\n- 1 Korom S, Canyurt H, Missbach A, Schneiter D, Kurrer M, Haller U. et al . Catamenial pneumothorax revisited: clinical approach and systematic review of the literature. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004; 128 502-508\n- 2 Bagan P, Barthes F, Assouad J, Souilamas R, Riquet M. Catamenial pneumothorax: retrospective study of surgical treatment. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003; 75 378-381\n- 3 Funatsu K, Tsuru M, Hayabuchi N. Catamenial pneumothorax and its relation to the peritoneal stomata of the diaphragm. Chest. 1999; 116 1843\n- 4 Foster D C, Stern J L, Buscema J, Rock J A, Woodruff J D. Pleural and parenchymal endometiosis. Obstet Gynecol. 1981; 58 555\n- 5 Shearin R PN, Hepper N GG, Payne W S. Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax concurrent with menses. Mayo Clinic Proc. 1974; 49 98-101\n- 6 Rossi N P, Goplerud C P. Recurrent catamenial pneumothorax. Arch Surg. 1974; 109 173-176\n- 7 Joseph J, Sahn S. Thoracic endometriosis syndrome: new observations from an analysis of 110 cases. Am J Med. 1996; 100 164-169\n- 8 Alifano M, Roth T, Broet S C, Schussler O, Magdeleinat P, Regnard J F. Catamenial pneumothorax: a prospective study. Chest. 2003; 124 1004-1008\n- 9 Alifano M, Magdeleinat P, Regnard J F. Catamenial pneumothorax: some commentaries. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005; 129 1199\nMD Dimitrios Mikroulis\nUniversity Hospital of Alexandroupolis\nDragana area\nAlexandroupolis, PC 68100\nGreece\nPhone: + 30 25 51 07 41 66\nFax: + 30 25 51 07 41 64\nEmail: dmikrou@med.duth.gr","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}