Catamenial and Noncatamenial, Endometriosis-related or Nonendometriosis-related Pneumothorax Referred for Surgery

Abstract

Our experience shows that (1) CP and/or endometriosis-related pneumothoraces account for an important percentage of spontaneous pneumothoraces referred for surgery, (2) diaphragmatic abnormalities seem to play a fundamental role in their pathogenesis, and (3) management is difficult because of the high recurrence rate.

Pleural Endometriosis Associated with Catamenial Hemothorax: A Case Report

“…Some procedures, such as thoracic tube aspiration, thoracotomy and bronchoscopy, can be used to identify endometrial implants. 10 Symptoms tend to be cyclic and to be worsened during menstruation. Clinical manifestations varies according to the affected areas.…”

“…14 The most common complementary test is the chest radiography which might reveal frequent changes such as pneumothorax, hemothorax with or without mediastinal deviation and parenchymatous nodules. 10 CT must be performed in symptomatic patients with normal chest radiography. Ca 125 level can also be elevated in those patients but this measure has low sensitivy and specificity.…”

“…It is recommended that the treatment lasts at least 6months. 10 Briefly we reported a rare case of pleural endometriosis associated with catamenial hemothorax of which description and literature review allow other health professionals to be alert regarding this condition, its proper dignosis and treatment.…”

Clinical-Pathological Findings of Catamenial Pneumothorax: Comparison between Recurrent Cases and Non-Recurrent Cases

“…This was consistent with other recent studies, reported that 24.6%-29.0% of female SP patients were CP patients. [4][5][6] This increase was due to the fact that physicians were paying more attention to this disease. The median age of the CP patients was 39 years, which was consistent with other studies (31.9-35.0 years).…”

“…The median age of the CP patients was 39 years, which was consistent with other studies (31.9-35.0 years). [4][5][6] Many patients appear to develop CP in their thirties, which is older than the usual age when patients develop pelvic endometriosis (in their twenties). Twenty-seven of 28 cases with CP were rightsided.…”