Intrathoracic endometriosis resulting in catamenial pneumothorax
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A woman with catamenial pneumothorax caused by diaphragmatic endometriosis was treated surgically after hormonal suppression failed to prevent recurrence.
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A woman in her early 40s presented with right-side chest pain radiating to the ipsilateral shoulder coinciding with her menstrual periods. She complained of worsening dysmenorrhoea over the preceding 6 months. Chest radiograph was notable for pneumothorax. Conservative management through hormonal suppression was initially pursued but proved ineffective for preventing recurrence. The patient ultimately underwent video-assisted diagnostic thoracoscopic surgery through robotic approach; intraoperative findings confirmed the presence of endometrial deposits of the diaphragm, confirming the cause of the patient's catamenial pneumothorax. The patient recovered well and was started on a gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist 3 weeks following her operation.
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