[Endometriosis as a cause of pneumothorax].

Anne Frost, Frost A, Bach P, Peter Bach
Ugeskrift for laeger · 2012 · vol. 174(35) , pp. 1999–2000 · PMID:22929580 · W827452104
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This case report describes a young woman whose recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax was ultimately attributed to diaphragmatic endometriosis causing fenestrations, a condition termed catamenial pneumothorax.

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A young woman, who had formerly been diagnosed with endometriosis, was admitted to hospital with five incidents of right-sided spontaneous pneumothorax. Despite two thoracoscopic operations the pneumothorax reoccurred. The third operation revealed histologically verified endometriotic tissue of the diaphragm causing diaphragmatic fenestrations. It was concluded that the patient suffered from catamenial pneumothorax, where transdiaphragmatic passage of air from the cervix through the peritoneum during the menstruation period is believed to cause pneumothorax.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Pneumothorax Adult Diaphragm Diaphragm Diaphragm Diaphragm Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Pneumothorax Pneumothorax Pneumothorax Pneumothorax Recurrence Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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