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Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:585-586
© 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Case Report

Catamenial Pneumothorax Caused by Thoracic Endometriosis

Division of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Departments of Surgery, Pulmonary Medicine, Radiology, and Pathology, University Hospital of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium

Accepted for publication March 6, 1996.

A 28-year-old woman presented with monthly returning thoracic pain and cough. Catamenial pneumothorax was diagnosed. Thoracoscopy showed multiple nodules on the diaphragm, parietal pleura and lung itself, which proved to be thoracic endometriosis. Thoracoscopy is a useful procedure for diagnosis and treatment of this rare condition.

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