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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Jan 2009
Case ReportsDiaphragmatic fenestrations in catamenial pneumothorax: a management strategy.
- Mohammad Rafay, Hatem El-Bawab, Wesam Kurdi, and Khaled Al Kattan.
- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery (MBC 40), King Faisal Hospital and Research Center, PO Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia.
- Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2009 Jan 1; 17 (1): 70-2.
AbstractVideo-assisted thoracoscopic exploration of the right hemithorax in a 37-year-old woman with recurrent catamenial pneumothorax revealed multiple diaphragmatic fenestrations. She underwent successful plication of the diaphragm, with no recurrence of pneumothorax after 4 years of follow-up.
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