[Catamenial pneumothorax; report of a case].

Daisuke Hokka, Hokka D, Yoshikawa K, Koichi Yoshikawa, Masato Morimoto, Morimoto M, Kamimura R, Ryosuke Kamimura, Tane K, Kotoha Tane, Hoshida Y, Yoshihiko Hoshida
Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery · 2010 · vol. 63(13) , pp. 1181–3 · PMID:21174672 · W2402075537
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This case report describes a 39-year-old woman with catamenial pneumothorax treated with diaphragm resection and minocycline instillation, confirmed histopathologically as diaphragmatic endometriosis.

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A 39-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of pneumothorax related to menstruation. Chest X-ray showed right pneumothorax. Right thoracoscopy revealed 3 fenestrations on the diaphragm. Partial resection of the diaphragm including these lesions were performed. Intrathoracic minocycline was applied expecting pleural adhesion after surgery. Histopathological examination confirmed the presence of endometriosis on the resected diaphragm.

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endometriosis

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Pneumothorax Pneumothorax Pneumothorax Adult Diaphragm Diaphragm Diaphragm Female Humans

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