Recurrent pneumothorax in female patients after partial pleurectomy is an indicator for pleural endometriosis: A case series

Herbert Maier, Chi‐Fai Ng, Maria Gummerer, Florian Kocher, Paolo Lucciarini, Thomas Schmid, Florian Augustin
In: Zentralblatt für Chirurgie - Zeitschrift für Allgemeine, Viszeral-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie · 2017 · doi:10.1055/s-0037-1605413 · W2765628913
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This case series of four patients with catamenial pneumothorax demonstrates that recurrent pneumothorax following partial pleurectomy serves as an indicator for the presence of pleural endometriosis.

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Spontaneous pneumothorax can be associated with thoracic endometrioses in young women. Catamenial pneumothorax (CP) is defined as recurrent pneumothorax in a period of 72 hours before or after the menses and mostly affects the right pleural cavity. We report our experience of 4 patients with CP.

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