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Spontaneous Pneumothorax associated with Thoracic Endometriosis - Report of a case-  

Cho Jung Soo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University)
Kim Young Sam (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University)
Kim Joung Taek (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University)
Baek Wan Ki (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University)
Lee Kyung Hi (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Medicine, Inha University)
Kim Lucia (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Inha University)
Kim Kwang Ho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.38, no.7, 2005 , pp. 518-521 More about this Journal
Abstract
Pneumothorax associated with thoracic endometriosis is a rare clinical entity and it is called catamenial pneumothorax if the recurrence of pneumothorax is related to the period of menstruation. Several hypotheses about its pathogenesis are suggested including spontaneous rupture of the bulla, endometrial implants of the visceral pleura, and passage of air from the genital tract through endometrial fenestration of the diaphragm. Pneumothorax is associated with chest pain and dyspnea within 72 hours of the onset of menses in young women and developed usually at right side. We report a case of 32-year-old woman who had bilateral pneumothorax and thoracic endometriosis confirmed histopathologically in the visceral pleura by thoracotomy.
Keywords
Endometriosis; Pneumothorax;
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