Annals of thoracic surgery short reports

We report a case of a 41-year-old female who was found to have a 2.7-cm right atrial mass during the third trimester of her pregnancy. She underwent successful surgical resection 4 months after an uneventful delivery. Pathologic examination…

Catamenial pneumothorax occurs during the menstrual cycle. Of the 6 patients who underwent surgical treatment, 5 had bullae of the right middle lobe ridge in the interlobar fissure. Two of them also had obvious air leaks intraoperatively an…