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CASE STUDIES

Diaphragmatic Fenestrations in Catamenial Pneumothorax: a Management Strategy

Mohammad Rafay, FRCS Ed1, Hatem El-Bawab, MD1, Wesam Kurdi, MRCOG2, Khaled Al Kattan, FRCS Ed1

1 Thoracic Surgery Unit. Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Hatem El Bawab, PhD, Tel: +966 1 442 7776, Fax: +966 1 442 7772, Email: hysahmed{at}gmail.com, Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery (MBC 40), King Faisal Hospital and Research Center, PO Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia.

Video-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.

Key Words: Diaphragm • Endometriosis • Pneumothorax

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009; 17:70-72
© 2009 by SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/0218492309102507




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