VATS treatment for catamenial pneumothorax

Dario Familiari, Rossana Rizzo, Elena Valenti, F Nunnari, Michele Sibilio, Rosario Marando, Giancarlo Pino, Francesco Monaco
In: Chirurgia · 2025 · vol. 38(5) · doi:10.23736/s0394-9508.24.05735-8 · W4415298625
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This case report describes a 35-year-old woman treated with video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for recurring catamenial pneumothorax, successfully removing diaphragmatic fenestrations and apical blebs.

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This case report describes the surgical management of a 35-year-old woman presenting with right-sided recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax occurring two days after the onset of menstruation. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery identified diaphragmatic fenestrations and apical lung blebs, which were resected using a stapler, despite no visible endometriotic implants being found during the procedure. The patient remained free of pneumothorax episodes at the six-month follow-up evaluation. This paper is centrally about catamenial pneumothorax, a condition strongly associated with thoracic endometriosis, although the specific case presented lacked direct evidence of endometrial tissue involvement.

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Catamenial 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.
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