• Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Jan 2013

    Case Reports

    Left-sided catamenial pneumothorax associated with diaphragmatic fenestrations.

    • Yangki Seok and Eungbae Lee.
    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Medical Center, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
    • Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Jan 1; 61 (1): 91-2.

    AbstractCatamenial pneumothorax is a rare disorder with an unknown etiology. It is characterized by recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax during or preceding menstruation. One proposed mechanisms is diaphragmatic fenestration. The majority of catamenial pneumothorax is right sided. We report a left-sided catamenial pneumothorax associated with multiple diaphragmatic fenestrations.Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.

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