• Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech · Feb 2008

    Case Reports

    A case of catamenial pneumothorax.

    • Hirotaka Niwa, Ryo Kobayashi, and Takeyuki Hiramatsu.
    • Department of Surgery, Yaizu City Hospital, Dobara, Yaizu, Shizuoka, Japan. hirotaka.niwa@hospital.yaizu.shizuoka.jp
    • Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2008 Feb 1;18(1):112-3.

    AbstractCatamenial pneumothorax is a subclass of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax occurring in women in their third or fourth decade of life. We describe a classic and typical case of this disease. Although it is believed to be rare historically, the recent study showed the much higher prevalence. It is essential to consider this disease in recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax of a middle-aged woman.

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