Surgical Treatment of Catamenial Pneumothorax

Objective To discuss the aetiology and determine the optimal surgical treatment of catamenial pneumothorax. Methods Between January 1980 and December 2007, 17 patients with catamenial pneumothorax were treated at our institution. Regarding the surgical approach, thoracotomy was performed until 1991,...

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Published in:	Asian journal of surgery Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 199 - 202
Main Authors:	Muramatsu, Takashi, Shimamura, Mie, Furuichi, Motohiko, Nishii, Tatsuhiko, Ishimoto, Shinichirou, Morooka, Hiroaki, Yagasaki, Chiyoshi, Ohmori, Kazumitsu, Shiono, Motomi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	China Elsevier B.V 01-10-2010 Elsevier
Subjects:	absorbable polyglycolic acid sheet Adult catamenial pneumothorax Female Humans Middle Aged Pneumothorax - diagnosis Pneumothorax - drug therapy Pneumothorax - etiology Pneumothorax - surgery Polyglycolic Acid Recurrence Retrospective Studies Surgery thoracoscopic surgery Thoracoscopy - instrumentation Thoracoscopy - methods Thoracotomy - instrumentation Thoracotomy - methods Treatment Outcome absorbable polyglycolic acid sheet thoracoscopic surgery catamenial pneumothorax
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