A case report of recurrent catamenial pneumothorax treated with GnRH analogue
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Recurring catamenial pneumothorax treated with a Gn-RH analogue.
We report a case of recurring catamenial pneumothorax with concurrent pelvic endometriosis. Thoracoscopy revealed a blue-like lesion on top of the dome of the right hemidiaphragm. Microscopic examination of biopsy specimens showed endometriosis. The patient was treated with a Gn-RH analogue and remains well without further evidence of pneumothorax after six months.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the Japanese Associtation for Chest Surgery
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0919-0945,1881-4158
DOI: 10.2995/jacsurg.19.576