Recurrent pneumothorax in female patients after partial pleurectomy is an indicator for pleural endometriosis: A case series
Zentralblatt für Chirurgie - Zeitschrift für Allgemeine, Viszeral-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie26. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Thoraxchirurgie(2017)
Abstract
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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Key words
pleural endometriosis,recurrent pneumothorax,partial pleurectomy,female patients
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